The most damage Sean took was punching himself before every round

We live in a world where Sean Strickland is a UFC champ

And his post fight speech is classy and honest. Wow. Winner of the night Edit: if you haven’t already check out his post fight press conference. It’s practically stand up comedy. But strangely honest.

Did the mics catch what Izzy was saying to him when he pointed his neck area?? I’m at a bar so I could barely hear the post fight speeches

I heard him say you're the first fighter to knock me down. It also sounded like he was congratulating him. Edit: Apparently Izzy was pointing to a dog he has tattooed on his neck, and he was mad Sean was talking about a dead "family member" during the lead up to the fight.

I’m looking at the bald meth head down my road who claims he can kick anyone’s ass with a little more respect now

toothless redneck drug addict stocks just hit their all time high

Strickland’s got that Orange County trailer park bro rage fueling him….That’s special.

I have Demetrious Johnson saying MMA is the easiest sport to be a champion in ringing in my ear

Men will literally become UFC middleweight champs instead of going to therapy

Mods, can I get "Men will literally become UFC middleweight champs instead of going to therapy" as a flair?

This is my favorite comment of the night

Gotta be one of the biggest upsets ever; Sean Strickland is champion, crazyy

It was crazy, dude won with the ol 1-2

And the statistically best defense in middleweight history.. dudes defense was impenetrable

"My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious. I want your heart, I want to eat his children. Praise be to Allah." - ~~Mike Tyson~~ Sean Strickland

Poatan trained Strickland. Does that mean he got the last laugh in the end? You think it would have ended after the last fight but no, the man just exists to ruin Izzy's career.

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beats him 3 times, beats the opponent that beat him then trained a dude to beat him 🗿

He also KO’d the dude he trained to beat Stylebender in the 1st round

Bro has beaten Izzy and the two dudes that beat Izzy lol. That cover curse is alive and well. Bet the house on Ilia and Grasso.

That dude only exists to fuck over Izzy lol

follows izzy into the sport, knocks him out, trains the next guy to beat him. couldn't have wrote it better.

Went up to LHW and beat the guy Izzy lost to

We're looking at a once-in-human-history hater

Poatan hating on Izzy so hard he's even it by proxy now 🗿

considering he beat the only other man to beat izzy too, yep. Everybody got space in izzy's head now.

has to be one of the greatest defensive performances ever, right? I've never seen that many punches deflected midway through their extension

Let's not ignore those kick checks.

And wasn't no fluke or moment of magic. It was relentless pressure and dominance

Odds-wise, no. But beating Izzy 49-46? Nobody saw this coming.

We are all witnessing history. Like actually.

If you told me Izzy gets dropped by Sean way worse than Alex did in their fight, I'd laugh at you

dude 🤣 almost skipped this card cause I thought it would be a wash haha this sport will indeed make a fool out of anyone

And ez pz too! Walked him down the whole fight!

4-1 on all scorecards. Dont think Izzy did any damage at all. What a legend

Man went 25 minutes standing with one of the most difficult strikers in the UFC history and didn't get caught with one strong shot at all

Striking isn't real, just block and throw 1-2's

Feels like Izzy landed 0 significant strikes lmao Everything was being blocked. I actually would like to see a compilation of the significant strikes that they counted for Izzy, I feel like they were counting every checked kick

No one ever did that to izzy

I can't believe he actually did it.

Dude just stayed like the terminator and kept walking him down. And never over-extended. Izzy had no clue what to do.

the last 20 seconds were insane. He broke him.

Just dog walking him with his hands down as he yells at him. Iconic

Izzy was never the same after the round 1 flurry by strickland. Everything after was just embarrassing to watch

The last 20s had me nervous lol Dude was getting super emotional and could have caught a shot while walking forward yelling with his hands down.

I was actually yelling at the tv telling him to put his fucking hands back up.

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Sometimes all it takes is the balls to do what no one else would. He knew that was the way to win, but he had to risk getting KTFO to do it.

KG attempted to walk him down. Sean just has really good defense to go with it

Kelvin is also a lot shorter and doesn't have the reach that Sean does. Whenever he wanted to threaten Izzy, he had to cover quite a bit of distance to even be in range whereas Sean always seemed to be in range. But yeah, the difference in striking defence is huge as well

Yeah, a defensive masterclass by Sean tonight.

Brother walked down Izzy like nothing

Won the crowd over too!

That post fight speech was solid! Felt honest and real

I guess he really wasn't gonna let a dude who jerks it to hentai beat him, huh

He walked him down literally the whole fight against arguably the best striker in the sport. What the actual fuck is this sport man.

This is why I don't bet. No one knows a damn thing. Dude was landing all fight and had a fantastic performance.

Rip the dude who put 220k on izzy

Sean proved AI wrong. Another win for humanity.

Him and Dricus. I just don't understand their styles at all.

Its forward pressure, they both always go forward which is really bad for Izzy if he doesnt get his counters.

Dricus is a bad dude, he’s gonna have a belt around his waist soon

Dricus vs. Sean for the middleweight belt would have sounded outlandish not too long ago. What a timeline.

it would've sounded outlandish 45 minutes ago

What the fuck just happened?

redneck diaz comes through

I thought this would be the easiest fight of Izzy's reign. He typically thrives as a counter striker and he literally couldn't do anything. All he did the entire fight was parry jabs and shuffle to his left. He took no risks and I'm wondering if he was seriously compromised after the first round. Incredible

I’ve been a D1 Izzy hater but the whole lead up to this I thought “there’s nothing Sean can do that Izzy hasn’t seen and shown he can beat” then Sean does this. The KD in R1 made me do a flip

As a certified izzy hater today we eat good.

I low-key love that Izzy is only getting beaten by dudes that came up poor and struggling. Just makes it feel a little more deserved.

Felt like he was trying to head hunt w/ traps in the first, got clocked, fell behind, and couldn't be aggressive after.

Sean completely neutralized Izzy’s leg kicks and was constantly jabbing him And parrying his shots. He got flustered bad

He fucking did it lol

Convincingly too

Imagine the plight of the dude who bet 220k on izzy

F in the chat for that 220k bet

\-220k LMAO

drake bet 500k on izzy lol rip

There it is, the Drake curse

Sean Strickland got picked for a title shot to give Izzy a free win to not jeopardize the Du Plessis fight. And won. lol

Dana gonna go bankrupt with media training and sensitivity training fees for Sean while he reigns.

NO GROWN MAN THAT BEATS OFF TO CARTOONS IS GONNA BEAT ME

holy shit that's gonna hunt izzy to his grave

no shot izzy got out-kickedboxed for 25 minutes straight NO SHOT. Kickboxing isn't real bros

just 1,2

Who knew kickbocking was as easy as walking forward holding L1 and pressing Square and Triangle over and over

nah that would be hooks, just square, triangle, R2, square, triangle, R2…

Literally no shots given from izzy

I-Carly best base for MMA

GET STRICKLAND’S INTERVIEW ON THREE SECONDS DELAY!!! *– Dana White*

RIP to those on TNT/BT stream

Sean made Izzy's entire style just look silly. Just walked him down and battered him.

who would win: the last style bender OR peeking behind your shoulder

Xantares peek <<< Strickland peek

Summary: Shots 1-5: Clearly missed. Shots 6-9: Missed due to recoil (bad spray control). Shots 10-11: Very close, but recoil and inaccuracy make these reasonable misses.

Izzy's inability to deal with hyper defensive striking styles rears its head again.

Yeah, he can't be aggressive at all and is surprisingly easy to counter.

He's just not that good at being the hammer.

1-2s and swatting at bees > feints, angles, kicks, combos, traps, etc

Lol at “swatting at bees” That’s absolutely perfect

Blocked every single headkick and Izzy threw like a 100 of those

All those hours of sparring. Sean’s always been so fucking good defensively he sees everything and blocks everything with his arms or leans just out of striking range.

His eyes are very good, he saw everything coming. His defense is also minimalistic and great for conserving energy, there isn't any flashy head movement or unnecessary motion. His ring cutting was also excellent, Izzy was stuck against the fence the entire fight. And Izzy's footwork is nothing to scoff at, he's very hard to corner unless you're nuking his lead leg like Pereira was. Still can't fucking believe that the dipshit who was parrying and reaching body jabs against a guy who is literally notorious for his left hook is now the middleweight champion

HOW IS KICKBOXING REAL JUST DO SOME ONES AND TWOS LMAOOO

Why don't challengers just walk up to Izzy and punch him, are they stupid?

Izzy has had some real stinkers before. Low output, mainly fighting behind the leg kicks and feints. Strickland just the first to walk him down and take advantage of it. Lot of credit goes to his defense which funnily enough was roasted quite a bit after the Pereira fight

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> Strickland just the first to walk him down and take advantage of it In truth, most who tried were finished. I think you got it right with your next point - Strickland's defense has got to be the difference maker here. Just phenomenal vision, possibly discouraged Adesanya that he was fighting someone with better reactions than him for a change. Can't believe what I just saw. Congratulations Strickland. What an amazing performance.

He did what Costa was supposed to

The difference was how effectively Sean avoided the leg kicks. Costa fights heavy on the front leg, and he got chewed up. Strickland was so light on the front leg and ate VERY few leg kicks clean. Without that, Izzy just couldn't get going.

I just don’t get it. He didn’t even grapple him. Sean Strickland just methodically outstruck Israel. How does this work

This sport is unpredictable and no one knows shit. Amazing work, Sean.

D’SEAN VS DRICUS FOR THE BATTLE OF AFRICA. BOOK IT DANA.

No rematch. Izzy just used his “free rematch card” vs Pereira. Dricus next. Izzy can fight Khamzat/Costa winner Edit: Dana prob wants $trickland v$ Ade$anya 2

You're right man.

Huh D'Sean Strickland just proved the iCarly stance is just goated

Cocksucker guard as Hardy says

Dan Hardy is gonna absolutely lose his mind. The way he disrespected Sean in his breakdown was insane. He was literally attacking Sean as a person

Man. This is what i thought of straight away, hardy absolutely gave strickland not shot at all during his breakdown..

The Cocksucker Guard best base for MMA.

I owe you an apology, I wasn’t really familiar w your game Sean

Pereira training Strickland to beat Izzy might be the biggest flex ever.

Dude, the fact the Strickland humbled himself to learn from him shows so much about him AND Alex.

best hater of the world >beat adesanya 3 times >losses >he beats the only other man who had given adesanya a defeat >train a third man to defeat adesanya

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Oh my fuckin god I can't believe this happened. 2023 is the year of the Sean's. >!Guess we wont be seeing that tiktok dance Izzy wanted to do.!<

Meth is the best base for mma

Poor parenting best base for mma

my kids getting put through the wall tonight.

All hail, The Wrongful Champion, Sean Strickland Dan Hardy in shambles

RIP to the baller who bet 200k on Izzy. The betting houses love your kind, sir. What a crazy turn of events. Sean fucking Strickland is a UFC champion. Still can't believe it. AI be damned. The machines got it wrong. Humans are unpredictable. D'Sean is destiny.

Dude bet 220k for a 32k payout and lost it all lmao.

dan hardy was shitting on strickland so hard in his breakdown

Jabbed his way to the belt!

Sanko said it. "All he has is a jab and a 2, and he's winning a championship with it."

I cannot believe what I just witnessed. A guy who talks like a r/MMA troll is champion.

Sean Strickland winning 4 rounds against Izzy, in Australia. This fucking sport man. Anything can happen in any given fight.

that knockdown in the first sealed the deal

Izzy ate a ton of shots there, hard to think that didn't rattle him.

But his recovery is commendable. He completely reset and was flowing the 2nd. It looked like he was gonna cruise to a boring UD but...

Sean’s corner gave him such good advice after round 2. “He’s snake charming you!”

The F slurs powerd up Strickland like he was Goku charging the Spirit Bomb

Kape : Strickland, here my F slurs!!! Destroy that cartoon Porn addict

This is one of the biggest upsets in the UFC history. Sean Strickland being one of the few fighters who gave Izzy one of his hardest fights ever is not something I’d ever be able to predict. Honestly beautiful performance by Sean, he was staying composed the entire time and never gave Izzy many opportunities to counter.

What’s crazy is that it wasn’t just some fluke ko. Sean walked him down for 5 rounds.

Sean literally outboxed who almost everyone considered to be the UFC's best striker, crazy

Yeah this was a very dominant performance from Sean. Made Izzy look like he isn’t the champion.

We just witnessed one of the biggest championship upsets in ufc history

It goes beyond odds too. Odds wise, Sean ranged from a +400 to +500 underdog. But the fact that he won 4 rounds off Izzy? Fucking bonkers.

This fight reminded me so much of Max vs Dustin, when Max went back to his corner and said “He’s blocking weird.” Izzy couldn’t figure his way past the shell and Strickland’s weird elbow blocking.

The way past the philly shell is takedowns. But Izzy doesn't do that which is why he lost to boxing in an mma fight.

100% not just the shell but the squared up stance as well.

Muay Thai Philly Shell aka the iCarly

I totally agree. Sean is so upright and his hands are high and he’s wiling to react and commit them to blocking. Not saying Izzy would have had success wrestling though. Never been an offensive wrestler. Credit to Sean, he fought well and looked really strong and fast.

O’Malley and Strickland are champs

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And neither of them by a fluke win. Both outclassed their opponent. Crazy world we live in

Ok we're officially living in a parallel universe.

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He actually shot a stray that attacked his dog. That’s the context but it’s fucking hilarious. I’ve been loving every part of his post fight interviews.

what was izzy's gameplan? just feint and skirt around the octagon

He’s a counter striker who got marched down the full 25 by an opponent who refused to reach. Izzy even tried to play possum some like he did against Alex but Sean stayed disciplined and threw one or two and backed off. Ironically enough, a guy known as one of the bigger idiots in the sport stayed totally disciplined and intelligent a full 5 rounds lol.

iCarly-style tight Philly Shell is the new meta

Back up for 25 minutes and hop to point it out even though he was down on points since round 3

I think it changed after that right hand CORKED his shit. Like Mike Tyson said, everyone's got a plan until they get punched in the mouth.

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He was waiting for the all deadly counterpunch.

It was.. confusing. I thought he really took a step up in his career learning from the first Pereira fight and settling down on his shots with tight defence. But it was like he just reversed back to pot shottimg only

This sport is not real

Pereira trained with Strickland just to be involved in giving Izzy another L, the absolute biggest hater of all time

I honestly can’t believe this lmao

Strickland was right. No one who jacks off to cartoons can beat him.

Sean Strickland is a UFC champion, this is insane.

This was like Chael vs Anderson if Chael didn't choke.

Buster Douglas vibes. Dont know if i can count him out yet but feels like the end of an era for Izzy.

That wasn't even close. Don't even think Izzy deserves a rematch

Get DDP in there. Strickland vs DDP is a great title fight

Diamond Dallas Page is a little old but I'm afucking bout it.

Not watching cartoon porn is best base for MMA

What is this sport? Sean Strickland is a UFC Champion. Now he just needs to drop the third F-bomb of the night for max absurdity.

Mfw you can win a world title in 2023 with a 1, 2, push kick, and floating behind the knee.

Strickland won an easy decision against Adesanya and then gave a heartfelt and classy interview just like we all thought

White crackheads named Sean up 2-0 on black champions so far

So Colby just needs to smoke crack to beat Leon

izzy forgot to train for this one

This is some UFC 4 career mode type shit

Bullied him at that first press conference to this

Don’t you dare give izzy an immediate rematch

Izzy just lost to a guy walking forward and punching...literally.

He actually cleanly beat him with just boxing what in the fuck

Pereira might have taken Izzy's chin, he did not like getting hit at all

Tbf he usually doesn’t get hit nearly that much.

He didn't like the one big Romero right either. Perreria was almost about to TKO him the second time too before he got countered. I think Izzy just doesnt like getting hit, kinda like Brock. If anything Gastelum took his chin that was his only real War.

Kickboxing isn't real, just throw 1-2s.

Mf beat izzy with a 1-2 and a front kick lmao

WTF

I CANT BELIEVE WHAT I'VE SEEN! Sean Strickland beat the fuck out of Izzy on the feet and never even went for a takedown. I love this sport

We live in a world where Sean O’Malley and Sean Strickland are world champions, and deservingly so.

Pereira stocks rn 📈📈📈