19:58 Bravo, Josh. This was absolutely about Sean’s top notch performance and not about why Izzy didn’t {fill in the blank}. Sports is about performing and delivering results when it matters and D’Sean showed up and delivered.
Josh is just disagreeing with Dana, which he and John do every episode -- bc Dana was supposed to give them rings and babies, but he decided to break up and found a replacement .. . hell have no furry like a scorned J &J
A pattern is emerging from izzy's fights. most people placed a bet that izzy will easily win. Even Strickland is surprised he won. I suspect someone just made a big payday along with the betting mafia.
@amplifiedsight4516 Nah Sean was worse, he couldn't even talk properly cause he was hurting from the cut. But both of them got 48 hours of rehydration time, probably the longest in a PPV, to recover.
Exactly. Izzy's offense has always been less because he doesn't miss but this time, Sean made Izzy look like an amateur and Izzy was so scared that his offense was near zero
Sean did very similar to what Blahowicz did. Check the leg kicks, don't bite on the faints, and don't let his jab get going. If you take away those things, his game just gets so much worse. Sean would catch the jab or roll/slip away from it, check the kicks and put his hands up (being defensive rather than throwing) whenever Izzy would faint. Combine that with Sean's pressure, so Izzy had to constantly move, and it was fairly easy work for him. Izzy's game is world class, but people are starting to figure him now. Sean didn't win cause he was more skilled, he won cause he had the right gameplan.
John totally forgot to mention the very important front kick. It wasn't just jab cross and hook. Plus near perfect defense with the philly shell, hand defense and flawless leg kick checks. So he won with about 7 tecniques and not just 3.
Everytime! Whenever a dominant UFC champ loses, these guys are just licking their chops lol They just can't wait to put over the Bellator fighters/champ in the same div as now the best, while completely discounting the fighter (Sean/DDP) who actually beat The Man (Izzy/Rob). If anything, this result should caution everybody against thinking they know what would happen between 2 fighters e.g that Eblen is the best MW & he beats Sean, Izzy, DDP, Rob, Chimaev, Jared, Costa, etc. Until u see the actual fight, u just don't know & can't be certain. Maybe he could do it but he could also get his ass kicked. Otherwise, great stuff, Sunday fix.
Tell that to the ufc stans that think no fighter outside the ufc can compete. Smh. Plenty examples of elite fighters in Bellator that have beaten ranked ufc fighters.
Dana making excuses saying Izzy looked off. At the press conference Izzy’s coach said Izzy had a bad performance and that was why Sean won… Sop it. Izzy got pummeled in the first round and rattled. Sean had him shook the whole fight. Put some respect on Strickland’s name.
I think Izzy didn't respect him and overlooked him. I can't blame Izzy because when I think of Strickland I think of a clown who isn't serious about his sport. His style is so bad looking it surprises me he's ever won any fight. My first thought of Strickland is the whiner who was upset with Orlando Sanchez doing that arm move. I think him winning makes the UFC look like a clown organization.
John has a great point about the impact of the right hand in the first round. It seemed like every clean shot after that was hurting Izzy. Every shot had an affect.
I think the training Sean did with Alex, what little it may have been, also played a role. Alex has obviously studied Izzy thoroughly and felt him so many times in the ring/cage that it has given him a unique and valuable perspective on how one might beat Izzy. I believe he imparted some of that knowledge to Sean who then had the skill and confidence to implement it perfectly.
I've said for years about izzy and Jon Jones. Their opponents gave them way too much respect in the stand up. Their opponents pretty much stayed at range and were hesitant to move in. Who knew Sean would pressure in such a safe, smart way
Jon Jones is a legend. Seeing the downfall of all these "Better than Jones" fighters just shows how great he was. After a while there is so much film on you that people can figure you out, they did it to Usman and now Izzy well before their runs came anywhere near Jon's . The fact that people have to cope that Reyes beat Jones because it's the closest they ever seen someone match Jones after all his time doing it shows why he is the GOAT.
@@chiquita683Silva is still officially the mw goat…more title defenses, more impressive kos, longer reign and he could grapple to a win too ie…the first chapel sonnen fight…everyone is gonna have Izzy figured out soon…he better hope khamzat doesn’t beat costa because if he does khamzat a pressure and wrestling is gonna give him problems
@@rippindrummer666Its hard to be a one trick pony and last long. I give Izzy credit for remaining champ as long as he did with only an ability to stand but I agree with you, he's not the MW GOAT and his downfall will probably be ugly (a lot more KOs and submissions)
It's much harder to pressure someone who can wrestle. They will either clinch with you or try to time their shot and take you down as you're stepping into range. What worked against Izzy, wouldn't have worked against Jones.
Sean can spar 20 rounds in a day cus he doesn’t get hit. I’m so happy for the dude I had butterfly’s through the whole thing I love upsets like this I always go for the huge underdog cus it feels great when they win
Sean has his boxing fundamentals straight and that's really impressive how he uses boxing fundamentals effectively as defence and counter . Having said that Izzy just cannot fight when he is pressed against the fence. Sean's pressure made Izzy clueless. He just did his homework and succeeded.
@@moriyokiri3229 alex fell for the possum bro. He will get exposed again with the same shit cuz now the puzzle is solved. Izzy has to take an off for a while and reset things. That flashy stuff ain't working when a guy would drop you and touch u. He wasn't dominating in any aspect against Strickland. Things will get worse for him from now. Strickland knocks him out this time. In the rematch Sean's defense wont be absent and he would have more offence .
@@sashahunk maybe but ,not everyone can execute their game plan, and it has nothing to do with the fence is what we're saying. Its being at boxing range and how to counter his hooks
@@smizzomgmt9957 they can if they don't react to adesanya's feints and keep him pressed against the fence and check his leg kicks.His boxing is horseshit. Now it has been exposed.
I LOVE that you guys agree it was not Izzy having a "slow night". That is such a ridiculous narrative I am assuming Dana is using for an immediate rematch. But it is absolutely BS. Sean just outclassed him and that's all there is to it.
Sean beating Izzy reminded me of my youth. I would practice street fighter and know all the combos and super moves. My cousin would come over and I would ask him to play and he would just press one button the entire match and beat me.
Sean’s vision is special. It seemed like Sean just wanted It more, and was also scared, You could see it in his eyes. that’s what may have been the catalyst to display the most locked in performance I think I’ve ever seen. De’Sean Strickland 🇺🇸
@@rippindrummer666same, i m also not sold on him but if he gets through costa in a convincing manner then i think we ll be looking at the next middleweight champ
I was hoping before the fight that somehow Sean just had that style that gives Izzy problems that we couldn't see, just a weird match-up thing. I kept thinking of Wladimir Klitschko vs Corrie Sanders and how Klitschko was the better more skilled fighter but Sanders just had some thing in his style that gave Klitschko problems, and thats exactly what happened, Sean just had that thing that throws Izzy off and he couldn't counter it
Yeah man it's a weird style and looking back at his run at 85 nobody has figured it out really. Alex has the ultimate eraser and I think most people agree he beat Jared now Izzy. Hindsight is 20/20 and Sean Strickland is the truth.
@@Yeshuaspupil I think people just get stuck in certain rhythms when they fight and he just has no rhythm, and Izzy couldn't time him and he was constantly moving forward not allowing Izzy to set anything up
I always rated Strickland as top 3 (think he beat Jared and he hasn’t really lost at MW except for Alex) and think he’s hella underrated because people don’t get his style. But not gonna pretend I didn’t think Izzy would finish him. Shocking.
You watched the Usman battles and say that really? Besides Leon who finally beat Usman, who had closer fights than Colby did? And Leon isn't really set up to end Colby automatically, don't be surprised to see him champ in 2024
@@filipbriggs1263Chael already exposed that Strickland is playing a character and just watch his Embedded all last week, he wasn't crazy running around the streets
NO IMMEDIATE REMATCH. Sean fought a perfect fight, and completly outclassed Izzy at his own game. Last time I remember a top-tier striker Champion get this badly beaten in stand-up was Barao when he lost his belt to TJ. He looked absolutely lost and Sean looked like Mayweather was playing him using a xbox controller. Izzy has lost 2 out of last 3, time to book Sean vs DDP. Izzy can fight winner of Costa/Chimaev like he said he wanted to
Izzy was the scariest he’s ever been coming off of knocking Alex out and Strickland hunted him down the whole fight. One of the most badass performances in the UFC ever🔥
As an Aljo fan, Aljo kept talking about leaving 135lbs before the fight, so Marab can fight for the title. Dana White hates that kind of shit, and as a fan I hate it too. So there is a difference here, Aljo does deserve a rematch with O’Malley. But Aljo has to make up his damn mind about what kind of mindset he wants to have. If he was to go to 145lbs, or if he was to stay at 135lbs and actually fight Marab.
Izzy got beat dominantly for 5 rounds (giving him round 2 is a courtesy but we know what we saw). This is like giving Max a rematch, it's a waste of time. Aljo at least got smoked so he could say it could be different next time but he looked sloppy the first round 2. Both need to go fight 2 more fights elsewhere before getting a belt shot
@@OwlfluenceImagine the waste of UFCs time to give Aljo a rematch and have him win and then relinquish the belt and go to 145. What would be the point of them having a "champ" (whoever has the belt after he leaves) that people believe cant beat the "champ" (in this case Aljo). Just look at the mess 205 has been since Jones left it. I'm hoping Alex can get that division in order
DeSean Strickland from the IE LFG that was a flawless performance he looked like he could go another 5 rounds I'm glad he didn't get the KO in the 1st round cause if he did a lot of people would be calling it a fluke win instead of giving him the respect he deserves I couldn't be happier for him that was a defensive masterclass
Great breakdown! The reporters and Dana making excuses for Izzy makes me sick. Fact is that Sean is that good! I’ve always loved watching him fight🥲 I never got why people called his fights boring. Guys who hug on the cage or stay on the outside might be boring (like Adesanya). Strickland is always in the pocket and his defence is just beautiful to watch. There’s nothing better than watching a well executed Philly Shell❤ This is the happiest I’ve ever been for a fighter. Sean Strickland is the Champ of the UFC!! And more importantly, he’s the MAN of the UFC!!🔥💪
It does seem like your UA-cam channel is being throttled. There is NO WAY this channel should be stuck at 118k for this long. I will add your audio podcast and look into alternate platforms as well. It's smart to have a Plan B.
Sean beat him... 1st mentally in the media with the sick dog thing!! Then beat him down with 1, 2 combo teep kick and pressure!! His Left Jab and straight punches 🔥👊🏼🔥
Man I’ve made that rule for myself but then sometimes I go “no way he’s gonna win, I’ll keep the 5” Kicking myself now.. Main events that are 5-1 or more im always throwing 5 on. We need to remember mma is two humans. Humans can have bad days, bad sleeps, bad cuts, anxious performances.
Would you guys do a podcast with Teddy Atlas someday. That man speaks highly about MMA. And his breakdowns are amazing. That would be a great collab. You guys are amazing. I love your breakdowns. ,appreciate it.
I'm surprised he has fans like that. Despite his knowledge i find Teddy extremely hard to listen to. He is like a very slow talking John Madden. Saying obvious things but also in a dragged out way. And his "jokes" seem to amuse himself the most. Anyways people have different tastes. Peace
Facts im glad Josh said it. Seans style just had Izzy confused and getting dropped in the first on top of that probably had him more hesitant than normal because he really hasnt been hurt much at all in his UFC career. Sean took it to him and exposed that Izzy's boxing isnt that great. Sean took away his kicks at range and suffocated him.
Damn it's nice to have a podcast that don't coddle to what Dana wants em to say.They just keep it honest regardless of a narrative.Very few of em on UA-cam that does MMA.respect
Izzy will be going on a massive losing streak. Alex took his soul. He got that lucky shot in but eating those hands from Alex did permanent damage. Youre going to see a much different Izzy, same happened to Silva. He'll keep up the dancing and dodging but when he gets caught the lights will go out each time. Sometimes its not worth tanking through shots
Thinking the same thing. I'm wondering now about Izzys durability post his knockout. Also wondering if he is simply past his prime. Perhaps a combo of both.
@@taythriller8925He has fought one of best ko artist of all time 4 times in 6 years and 2 in 1.Koed 2x. His coach knew before taking the last 1 that it was dangerous. He might have sacrificed his chin to get 1 victory vs pereira
His aura or something has been off since he initially lost to perreira. I think even the Jan loss took off some. But the look in his eyes. Something is different about him
I think Izzy got hurt in the 1st round and lost a ton of confidence. Looked like he was trying a check hook but couldn't step out because he was against the cage. Ate that shot CLEAN. Hard to believe Sean is the champ.
@@dwayne9486 no he literally got hit flush and hurt badly. This actually happened. Watch the fight. I don't think he's ever been hit that cleanly before in MMA.
Sean is absolutely correct when he says that because he talks too much(which I just love), people forget he can fight. His fighting style is my absolute favourite to watch in the UFC. There’s something about his defence which is just pure beauty. I simply love his style and his performance against Izzy will go down in history as a striking master class. Can’t appreciate him enough for being himself and not having a filter. Sean Strickland is the Champ of the UFC and more importantly, the MAN of the UFC!!🔥
Izzy got finished by Alex, came back and won, then gets beat up in his own backyard right after. Automatic rematch though Dana says but Aljo has NOTHIN comin and had the belt for a couple years.
All the Izzy fans disappearing from the comments section faster than Izzy did at his post fight press conference….once again ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN AN MMA FIGHT!!!
Are you two Izzy Homers so much that you didn't see how slow he looked? SMH - It was so obvious that he was often punching and kicking as though in mud. But that's because of Sean, and not a bad night, as Dana said.
Tactical win, nothing to do with Izzy. I have deemed his style as the Pysco shell. spread the word, it is technical. Izzy wanted to hit him with the overhand. The pysco shell didn't permit it. He can add variations to this. technical win, round by round. Izzy was fast. Not sluggish, he was shocked. he said I can't find my jab. Strickland took it away. Pysco shell defense.
Just maybe Izzy had a bad fight because of Strickland. I don't think Izzy should get rematch yet. Izzy is 1 win and 2 losses in his last 3 fights. Bullshit Dana
If you can find a way to take Izzy's leg kicks away his whole game falls apart. If you watch his fight with Jan, Jan had alot of success in the first few rounds just by checking kicks and using his jab.
THE MOST SHOCKING TITLE FIGHT UPSET IN THE HISTORY OF THE SPORT!! But First, we're going to talk about the NFL, College Football, and diy sunday projects for 20mins!!. I'm a subscriber since the beginning guys! Day one. Im sure you dont care and thats fine.... BUT, With 1,000 OTHER MMA podcasts coming out everyday...You two dropped the ball on this one...... I gotta go check what J.O.F. talkin bout.. I bet NOT football....
Sean is the best person in the UFC, Hard Work pays off and he is the average Guy. I am going to suggest that he change his nickname and I say this because it's not dialed down, I love it, Fighting Out of the Blue Corner, From Corona CA, Sean "The Virus" Strickland. He's an inspiration to me my kids and all of my friends.
DC posted how many times Izzy headlined the UFC!! 11 times. There's zero excuses but the best version of Izzy destroys the best version of Strickland. Just bc you were a ref doesn't mean you know it all. Mike Tyson was supposed to beat Buster Douglas but we all know wtf Tyson was doing in Japan. Shit happens but don't act like Sean Strickland is a fucking World beater.
If Sean can defend the belt a couple times do you think he will cause a change in the whole training program for fighters to go back to a much higher percentage of time sparring that doing weights and conditioning?
The problem with Israel is his counter striking style invites someone to walk him down so if he really wants to keep this style he has to work on fighting on his back foot
Rogan said they have done some measuring with stats and apparently Sean doesnt really get hit in the sparring. Seans fighting was great, it brings out BJJ training when your coach always says "drill the basics, drill the basics". Also who thought we would see philly shell style becoming UFC champ. One of the best strikers UFC has ever seen and Sean made him look like an amateur, this is why we love MMA. I mean dude doesnt drink, just trains and loves to fight.
The biggest mistake in a merger between PFL and Bellator is thinking that the value is in having better fighters. The value is in the ability to promote a fight. UFC is a premonition. The sell the attention of the fans.
25:20 If we think in hindsight though it becomes very interesting. Marvin Vettori x2, Kelvin Gastellum, Whittaker in the rematch & Jared Cannonier used pressure VERY SUCCESSFULLY against Izzy. Izzy received a lot of criticism for those fights because many people saw those fighters landing more headstrikes, backing Izzy up & in vettoris case doing a lot of control on the cage. Its always been a blueprint that people have used successfully. Difference this time is Sean closed the kicking range more effectively, ensuring the volume leg kicks couldnt outpoint him. Sean also has better boxing technique and volume than those fighters.
i gotta say this right off the bat. F everyone who tries to bring sean down by bringing up his past from years ago is gross. PPL live and learn and grows as humans. we are not perfect
Josh mentioned Nick Diaz and it was a good point, Nicks pressure and punches in bunches at his prime would have made Izzy struggle. Conor gets less attention with every tweet.
We've seen this before, Jones was big brothering his competition, who gave him the most trouble? Gustafsson and Reyes. Tall and lean fighters struggle when they can't break the rhythm of the fight by just putting their hand out.
I knew that " i was playing possum " was BS. He got lucky. His style is cruising along the fence with almost no offence in his last 3 fight. Izzy 's time is over but Uncle Dana is going to make " Adesanya vs Sean 2 "
@@FightXScience-wh6kx Get lost Izzy sucked both fights youre a fanboi. I liked his fightstyle but the creativity and aggression is gone Keep hoping for him to be Champ again in that division ......
@@EmreDemirkayaLoves He sucked both fights? He dominated the first and KO'd him in the second..But his aggression is all gone? What a clownishly stupid statement
Izzy literally has videos of him practicing that combo that finished Alex. Also he almost finished Alex with that same combo in the 1st mma fight. Dude made Alex open up, so the defense is gone, then he countered. Anybody that thinks it was luck don't know mma
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19:58 Bravo, Josh. This was absolutely about Sean’s top notch performance and not about why Izzy didn’t {fill in the blank}. Sports is about performing and delivering results when it matters and D’Sean showed up and delivered.
Well said sir, totally agree
Sean won, but to say someone can't be off is ridiculous. It happens.
Josh is just disagreeing with Dana, which he and John do every episode -- bc Dana was supposed to give them rings and babies, but he decided to break up and found a replacement .. . hell have no furry like a scorned J &J
You hit it on the head man. You win or lose and that’s it. The excuses don’t matter. Izzy got beat up, the END.
Izzy looked bad because Sean made him look bad.. he neutralized izzy at all fronts
"NO MAN THAT BEATS OFF TO CARTOON IS GONNA BEAT ME"
he wasn't lying!!!
You all just insulted Robert Whittaker 2 times over, Marvin vittori 2 times over, Jared Cannonaire, Alex Pareira, Kelvin Gastelum, Paulo Costa
"I guess Izzy didn't have that dog in him"😂
Izzy is inside the dog
@@xxxllloorpoopypants3687weirdo
The dog was in him but he pulled out.
He took that "there are two wolves inside you" too literally
One of the funniest comments I've heard over there is that Sean beat "the chinese" out of Israel (Adesanya, not the country...🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️)
Izzy getting straight beating for five rounds in striking , that was impressive.
Strickland is everything Nate Diaz wanted to be 💯
Sean kinda proved that Boxing fundamentals are so important in MMA
He fought a guy who doesn’t wrestle.
@@Owlfluenceeven if Izzy did somehow get him down he wouldn’t have done shit…Sean is good on the ground when it gets there
Nah
Please pray for Izzy’s dog. He is really going to have a hard time now.
Can you say hate f%$k
Izzy may release all his frustration on his dog 😢
Literally…
He pleaded with Sean not to bring it up post fight 😢
His dog died
After seeing how rough Sean looked after the weight cut, I didn't think he had a chance in hell. Happy for my dude
He played that up to fake out Izzy
A pattern is emerging from izzy's fights. most people placed a bet that izzy will easily win. Even Strickland is surprised he won. I suspect someone just made a big payday along with the betting mafia.
He had almost 48 hours to rehydrate
To be fair, I thought Izzy looked much worse. His eyes were completely gone.
@amplifiedsight4516 Nah Sean was worse, he couldn't even talk properly cause he was hurting from the cut. But both of them got 48 hours of rehydration time, probably the longest in a PPV, to recover.
I was amazed how Sean totally shut down Izzy's offense the whole fight. Excellent job!
Exactly. Izzy's offense has always been less because he doesn't miss but this time, Sean made Izzy look like an amateur and Izzy was so scared that his offense was near zero
Sean did very similar to what Blahowicz did. Check the leg kicks, don't bite on the faints, and don't let his jab get going. If you take away those things, his game just gets so much worse. Sean would catch the jab or roll/slip away from it, check the kicks and put his hands up (being defensive rather than throwing) whenever Izzy would faint. Combine that with Sean's pressure, so Izzy had to constantly move, and it was fairly easy work for him. Izzy's game is world class, but people are starting to figure him now. Sean didn't win cause he was more skilled, he won cause he had the right gameplan.
Izzy has always been mid. I knew after watching him get beat by Jan.
John totally forgot to mention the very important front kick. It wasn't just jab cross and hook.
Plus near perfect defense with the philly shell, hand defense and flawless leg kick checks.
So he won with about 7 tecniques and not just 3.
Been waiting for you dog whispers 😂😂
Everytime! Whenever a dominant UFC champ loses, these guys are just licking their chops lol They just can't wait to put over the Bellator fighters/champ in the same div as now the best, while completely discounting the fighter (Sean/DDP) who actually beat The Man (Izzy/Rob). If anything, this result should caution everybody against thinking they know what would happen between 2 fighters e.g that Eblen is the best MW & he beats Sean, Izzy, DDP, Rob, Chimaev, Jared, Costa, etc. Until u see the actual fight, u just don't know & can't be certain. Maybe he could do it but he could also get his ass kicked. Otherwise, great stuff, Sunday fix.
Tell that to the ufc stans that think no fighter outside the ufc can compete. Smh. Plenty examples of elite fighters in Bellator that have beaten ranked ufc fighters.
Dana making excuses saying Izzy looked off. At the press conference Izzy’s coach said Izzy had a bad performance and that was why Sean won… Sop it. Izzy got pummeled in the first round and rattled. Sean had him shook the whole fight. Put some respect on Strickland’s name.
Yeah Isy spent 5 rounds backing up.
Izzy coach said ,that when he said Izzy have a bad night is because is Sean to blame
I think Izzy didn't respect him and overlooked him. I can't blame Izzy because when I think of Strickland I think of a clown who isn't serious about his sport. His style is so bad looking it surprises me he's ever won any fight. My first thought of Strickland is the whiner who was upset with Orlando Sanchez doing that arm move.
I think him winning makes the UFC look like a clown organization.
It’s true though, Izzy looked pretty directionless this fight. Strickland fought a great fight too though, both things can be true at the same time.
No mention of Sean checking kicks…was as key as the pressure.
John has a great point about the impact of the right hand in the first round. It seemed like every clean shot after that was hurting Izzy. Every shot had an affect.
Before that izzy ate a less powerful punche and seemed to affect him
I think the training Sean did with Alex, what little it may have been, also played a role. Alex has obviously studied Izzy thoroughly and felt him so many times in the ring/cage that it has given him a unique and valuable perspective on how one might beat Izzy. I believe he imparted some of that knowledge to Sean who then had the skill and confidence to implement it perfectly.
Strickland said his footwork and defense was sh before training with alx
Exactly
You think 2 sparring session change anything 😅 you are crazy like strickland
@@wtfiswrong1h his footwork seemed really fantastic against Izzy.
Praise to Alex for sure
I've said for years about izzy and Jon Jones. Their opponents gave them way too much respect in the stand up. Their opponents pretty much stayed at range and were hesitant to move in. Who knew Sean would pressure in such a safe, smart way
Jon Jones is a legend. Seeing the downfall of all these "Better than Jones" fighters just shows how great he was. After a while there is so much film on you that people can figure you out, they did it to Usman and now Izzy well before their runs came anywhere near Jon's . The fact that people have to cope that Reyes beat Jones because it's the closest they ever seen someone match Jones after all his time doing it shows why he is the GOAT.
@@chiquita683Silva is still officially the mw goat…more title defenses, more impressive kos, longer reign and he could grapple to a win too ie…the first chapel sonnen fight…everyone is gonna have Izzy figured out soon…he better hope khamzat doesn’t beat costa because if he does khamzat a pressure and wrestling is gonna give him problems
@@rippindrummer666Its hard to be a one trick pony and last long. I give Izzy credit for remaining champ as long as he did with only an ability to stand but I agree with you, he's not the MW GOAT and his downfall will probably be ugly (a lot more KOs and submissions)
It's much harder to pressure someone who can wrestle. They will either clinch with you or try to time their shot and take you down as you're stepping into range. What worked against Izzy, wouldn't have worked against Jones.
@@chiquita683you're brain dead kiddo, Jon is a little bitch that can't win a fight without steroids.
Sean can spar 20 rounds in a day cus he doesn’t get hit. I’m so happy for the dude I had butterfly’s through the whole thing I love upsets like this I always go for the huge underdog cus it feels great when they win
Sean has his boxing fundamentals straight and that's really impressive how he uses boxing fundamentals effectively as defence and counter . Having said that Izzy just cannot fight when he is pressed against the fence. Sean's pressure made Izzy clueless. He just did his homework and succeeded.
Naw.... izzy knocked out his rival against the fence. He just couldn't land anything clean on DeSean,that was the difference
Izzy won his last fight by KO against the fence. Nonsense.
@@moriyokiri3229 alex fell for the possum bro. He will get exposed again with the same shit cuz now the puzzle is solved. Izzy has to take an off for a while and reset things. That flashy stuff ain't working when a guy would drop you and touch u. He wasn't dominating in any aspect against Strickland. Things will get worse for him from now. Strickland knocks him out this time. In the rematch Sean's defense wont be absent and he would have more offence .
@@sashahunk maybe but ,not everyone can execute their game plan, and it has nothing to do with the fence is what we're saying. Its being at boxing range and how to counter his hooks
@@smizzomgmt9957 they can if they don't react to adesanya's feints and keep him pressed against the fence and check his leg kicks.His boxing is horseshit. Now it has been exposed.
Cowboy Cerrone bet 8 grand on Strickland to win! Lol
Edit : I cant believe I like this show enough to have sat through that WNBA segment...lol
I LOVE that you guys agree it was not Izzy having a "slow night". That is such a ridiculous narrative I am assuming Dana is using for an immediate rematch. But it is absolutely BS. Sean just outclassed him and that's all there is to it.
Sean beating Izzy reminded me of my youth. I would practice street fighter and know all the combos and super moves. My cousin would come over and I would ask him to play and he would just press one button the entire match and beat me.
hahaha
You compare that fight to you playing video games…. Millennials 😂
😂😂 If that's true bro no offense but you are just really bad at fighting games
Chun li flashbacks...
@@santinocarmona7558I could quite literally beat you every time at mortal Kombat spamming one move
Sean’s vision is special. It seemed like Sean just wanted It more, and was also scared, You could see it in his eyes. that’s what may have been the catalyst to display the most locked in performance I think I’ve ever seen. De’Sean Strickland 🇺🇸
This was the modern day Anderson vs Chael but this time Strickland finished the job
It was similar but difference is that Silva is the goat and actually has grappling skills unlike Izzy
Pressure, cutting off the cage, jab, straight. Amazing!!!! So happy for Sean!!!
Kind of hard to penalize the guys for dropping the "F bomb" slur when Izzy comes out dropping N bombs on Duplesis.
DeSean really did it boys!
Glad to have the content sunday not Monday boys
I think if khamzat wins he should fight Izzy for the number one contender fight cuz I really wanna see that fight
Im still not that sold on khamzat but if he beats costa I think he’s gonna toss Izzy around and choke him out bad
@@rippindrummer666same, i m also not sold on him but if he gets through costa in a convincing manner then i think we ll be looking at the next middleweight champ
I was hoping before the fight that somehow Sean just had that style that gives Izzy problems that we couldn't see, just a weird match-up thing. I kept thinking of Wladimir Klitschko vs Corrie Sanders and how Klitschko was the better more skilled fighter but Sanders just had some thing in his style that gave Klitschko problems, and thats exactly what happened, Sean just had that thing that throws Izzy off and he couldn't counter it
Yeah man it's a weird style and looking back at his run at 85 nobody has figured it out really. Alex has the ultimate eraser and I think most people agree he beat Jared now Izzy. Hindsight is 20/20 and Sean Strickland is the truth.
@@Yeshuaspupil I think people just get stuck in certain rhythms when they fight and he just has no rhythm, and Izzy couldn't time him and he was constantly moving forward not allowing Izzy to set anything up
Better boxer kept it in boxing range and won..simple
I always rated Strickland as top 3 (think he beat Jared and he hasn’t really lost at MW except for Alex) and think he’s hella underrated because people don’t get his style.
But not gonna pretend I didn’t think Izzy would finish him. Shocking.
Strickland is everything Colby is pretending to be.
beautiful comment, couldn’t agree more, its not a character with Sean, he lives and breathes chaos
You watched the Usman battles and say that really? Besides Leon who finally beat Usman, who had closer fights than Colby did? And Leon isn't really set up to end Colby automatically, don't be surprised to see him champ in 2024
@@filipbriggs1263Chael already exposed that Strickland is playing a character and just watch his Embedded all last week, he wasn't crazy running around the streets
ooof
No Strickland is everything Nate Diaz wanted to be
NO IMMEDIATE REMATCH. Sean fought a perfect fight, and completly outclassed Izzy at his own game. Last time I remember a top-tier striker Champion get this badly beaten in stand-up was Barao when he lost his belt to TJ. He looked absolutely lost and Sean looked like Mayweather was playing him using a xbox controller. Izzy has lost 2 out of last 3, time to book Sean vs DDP. Izzy can fight winner of Costa/Chimaev like he said he wanted to
Izzy was the scariest he’s ever been coming off of knocking Alex out and Strickland hunted him down the whole fight. One of the most badass performances in the UFC ever🔥
Izzy has lost 2 out of 3 title fights and Dana wants him to have a rematch, but Aljo loses one fight, and has to beg for a rematch.
As an Aljo fan, Aljo kept talking about leaving 135lbs before the fight, so Marab can fight for the title. Dana White hates that kind of shit, and as a fan I hate it too. So there is a difference here, Aljo does deserve a rematch with O’Malley. But Aljo has to make up his damn mind about what kind of mindset he wants to have. If he was to go to 145lbs, or if he was to stay at 135lbs and actually fight Marab.
Izzy got beat dominantly for 5 rounds (giving him round 2 is a courtesy but we know what we saw). This is like giving Max a rematch, it's a waste of time. Aljo at least got smoked so he could say it could be different next time but he looked sloppy the first round 2. Both need to go fight 2 more fights elsewhere before getting a belt shot
@@OwlfluenceImagine the waste of UFCs time to give Aljo a rematch and have him win and then relinquish the belt and go to 145. What would be the point of them having a "champ" (whoever has the belt after he leaves) that people believe cant beat the "champ" (in this case Aljo). Just look at the mess 205 has been since Jones left it. I'm hoping Alex can get that division in order
DeSean Strickland from the IE LFG that was a flawless performance he looked like he could go another 5 rounds I'm glad he didn't get the KO in the 1st round cause if he did a lot of people would be calling it a fluke win instead of giving him the respect he deserves I couldn't be happier for him that was a defensive masterclass
DeSean my ahh!! That Klux is a 1 hit wonder.
been waiting all day for this haha. Gonna smoke one to celebrate Desean and take a 1/5th of henny
1 & 2 plus front kick.
Great breakdown! The reporters and Dana making excuses for Izzy makes me sick. Fact is that Sean is that good! I’ve always loved watching him fight🥲
I never got why people called his fights boring. Guys who hug on the cage or stay on the outside might be boring (like Adesanya). Strickland is always in the pocket and his defence is just beautiful to watch. There’s nothing better than watching a well executed Philly Shell❤
This is the happiest I’ve ever been for a fighter. Sean Strickland is the Champ of the UFC!! And more importantly, he’s the MAN of the UFC!!🔥💪
Strickland just schooled one of the best Strikers in Middleweight History!! Put some damn respect on Sean Strickland🔥
It does seem like your UA-cam channel is being throttled. There is NO WAY this channel should be stuck at 118k for this long. I will add your audio podcast and look into alternate platforms as well. It's smart to have a Plan B.
Thank you!
Sean beat him... 1st mentally in the media with the sick dog thing!!
Then beat him down with 1, 2 combo teep kick and pressure!!
His Left Jab and straight punches
🔥👊🏼🔥
No way Strickland wipes the floor with Izzy and you jokers open with football talk
Are you on pcp? Lol. Izzy is gonna be in trouble if khamzat beats costa
@@rippindrummer666 I think you misunderstood what I said
What did the judges saw again ? Sean Strickland was paring , checking and evading everything . 10-8 x4 10-9 .
Josh has said that was his number one rule before.
I’m glade I put five bucks on Sean lol! Won fifty five bucks. 😂
I bet on Sean to win by points won 65 bucks off of 5 lol
Man I’ve made that rule for myself but then sometimes I go “no way he’s gonna win, I’ll keep the 5”
Kicking myself now..
Main events that are 5-1 or more im always throwing 5 on.
We need to remember mma is two humans. Humans can have bad days, bad sleeps, bad cuts, anxious performances.
Sterling is not getting a rematch how in the world should Izzy get one when it was his first defence after losing
Sean Strickland vs DDP is next. Two guys who only move forward and bring the pressure 🔥
Big john only person I've heard saying round 1 concussed Izzy or he was never the same after that punch and the follow up strike's. 👏🏻
Would you guys do a podcast with Teddy Atlas someday. That man speaks highly about MMA. And his breakdowns are amazing. That would be a great collab.
You guys are amazing.
I love your breakdowns.
,appreciate it.
I'm surprised he has fans like that. Despite his knowledge i find Teddy extremely hard to listen to. He is like a very slow talking John Madden. Saying obvious things but also in a dragged out way. And his "jokes" seem to amuse himself the most.
Anyways people have different tastes. Peace
Facts im glad Josh said it. Seans style just had Izzy confused and getting dropped in the first on top of that probably had him more hesitant than normal because he really hasnt been hurt much at all in his UFC career. Sean took it to him and exposed that Izzy's boxing isnt that great. Sean took away his kicks at range and suffocated him.
Damn it's nice to have a podcast that don't coddle to what Dana wants em to say.They just keep it honest regardless of a narrative.Very few of em on UA-cam that does MMA.respect
Josh was on point today, good stuff.
Izzy will be going on a massive losing streak. Alex took his soul. He got that lucky shot in but eating those hands from Alex did permanent damage. Youre going to see a much different Izzy, same happened to Silva. He'll keep up the dancing and dodging but when he gets caught the lights will go out each time. Sometimes its not worth tanking through shots
Doubt it
Thinking the same thing. I'm wondering now about Izzys durability post his knockout. Also wondering if he is simply past his prime. Perhaps a combo of both.
Plus he’s past his prime
@@taythriller8925He has fought one of best ko artist of all time 4 times in 6 years and 2 in 1.Koed 2x.
His coach knew before taking the last 1 that it was dangerous.
He might have sacrificed his chin to get 1 victory vs pereira
His aura or something has been off since he initially lost to perreira.
I think even the Jan loss took off some.
But the look in his eyes. Something is different about him
I think Izzy got hurt in the 1st round and lost a ton of confidence. Looked like he was trying a check hook but couldn't step out because he was against the cage. Ate that shot CLEAN. Hard to believe Sean is the champ.
Lmao he didn’t get hurt, he got out boxed, out classed, and out hustled and got beat down…
@@dwayne9486 no he literally got hit flush and hurt badly. This actually happened. Watch the fight. I don't think he's ever been hit that cleanly before in MMA.
@@DM-sy4hg Ik I meant like he got hurt like broken hand etc, he def was hurt by that punch
Sean won no excuses
izzy needs to stay away from title shots for awhile
losing 2 out of 3 and still getting a rematch is holding up the division for no reason
Oooh I was waiting for this!
This what we waiting for..
Was waitin for this episode drop! Love the timing boys thanks for working so hard.
Sean definately won with defence tactics and the highest level timing countering the Adesanya dominance era is over .....
Sean is absolutely correct when he says that because he talks too much(which I just love), people forget he can fight. His fighting style is my absolute favourite to watch in the UFC. There’s something about his defence which is just pure beauty. I simply love his style and his performance against Izzy will go down in history as a striking master class. Can’t appreciate him enough for being himself and not having a filter. Sean Strickland is the Champ of the UFC and more importantly, the MAN of the UFC!!🔥
It was all about being able to check the kicks.
Izzy got finished by Alex, came back and won, then gets beat up in his own backyard right after. Automatic rematch though Dana says but Aljo has NOTHIN comin and had the belt for a couple years.
DeSean displayed brilliance in the basics
Sean kept Jizzy on the back foot entire fight... absolutely amazing.
Lets Go Strickland !
Man Dana proving that it's the ultimate ppv championship and not the ultimate fighting championship
i think theres a chance we saw izzy fighting without roids. look at his body.
All the Izzy fans disappearing from the comments section faster than Izzy did at his post fight press conference….once again ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN AN MMA FIGHT!!!
Love this podcast! Life in mma is now so awesome with Sean as the champ!!!
Are you two Izzy Homers so much that you didn't see how slow he looked? SMH - It was so obvious that he was often punching and kicking as though in mud. But that's because of Sean, and not a bad night, as Dana said.
Tactical win, nothing to do with Izzy. I have deemed his style as the Pysco shell. spread the word, it is technical. Izzy wanted to hit him with the overhand. The pysco shell didn't permit it. He can add variations to this. technical win, round by round. Izzy was fast. Not sluggish, he was shocked. he said I can't find my jab. Strickland took it away. Pysco shell defense.
Sean Strickland is the real life Rocky!
I've been waiting for this!
SEAN STRICKLAND YOU FITHLY MFER YOU DID IT!
Just maybe Izzy had a bad fight because of Strickland. I don't think Izzy should get rematch yet. Izzy is 1 win and 2 losses in his last 3 fights. Bullshit Dana
When Erik said let's get this c***sucker, I knew it was gonna be Sean's night. Erik is the man.
Sean took the advice of Alex: If u can't beat em, join em.
If you can find a way to take Izzy's leg kicks away his whole game falls apart. If you watch his fight with Jan, Jan had alot of success in the first few rounds just by checking kicks and using his jab.
THE MOST SHOCKING TITLE FIGHT UPSET IN THE HISTORY OF THE SPORT!!
But First, we're going to talk about the NFL, College Football, and diy sunday projects for 20mins!!.
I'm a subscriber since the beginning guys! Day one.
Im sure you dont care and thats fine.... BUT, With 1,000 OTHER MMA podcasts coming out everyday...You two dropped the ball on this one......
I gotta go check what J.O.F. talkin bout.. I bet NOT football....
wow, is it really that bad? there is a fast forward button kid, calm down. peace.
Seans teap kick was definitely causing problems for izzys range and timing
Phenomenal show as always my brothas! I can listen to you both talk all day. The punk and john are unprecedented. They are my Hall Of Famers.
Sean is the best person in the UFC, Hard Work pays off and he is the average Guy. I am going to suggest that he change his nickname and I say this because it's not dialed down, I love it, Fighting Out of the Blue Corner, From Corona CA, Sean "The Virus" Strickland. He's an inspiration to me my kids and all of my friends.
DC posted how many times Izzy headlined the UFC!! 11 times. There's zero excuses but the best version of Izzy destroys the best version of Strickland. Just bc you were a ref doesn't mean you know it all. Mike Tyson was supposed to beat Buster Douglas but we all know wtf Tyson was doing in Japan. Shit happens but don't act like Sean Strickland is a fucking World beater.
If Sean can defend the belt a couple times do you think he will cause a change in the whole training program for fighters to go back to a much higher percentage of time sparring that doing weights and conditioning?
The problem with Israel is his counter striking style invites someone to walk him down so if he really wants to keep this style he has to work on fighting on his back foot
Amazing break down Josh, staying true to what happened, not taking away anything from Sean.
WHY WOULD IZZY GET A REMATCH AND ALJO WOULDNT???
Racism. Wait, they are both black 😂
Rogan said they have done some measuring with stats and apparently Sean doesnt really get hit in the sparring. Seans fighting was great, it brings out BJJ training when your coach
always says "drill the basics, drill the basics". Also who thought we would see philly shell style becoming UFC champ. One of the best strikers UFC has ever seen and Sean made him
look like an amateur, this is why we love MMA. I mean dude doesnt drink, just trains and loves to fight.
The biggest mistake in a merger between PFL and Bellator is thinking that the value is in having better fighters. The value is in the ability to promote a fight. UFC is a premonition. The sell the attention of the fans.
Need to make, Dikless Du’pusy vs dogBender, as the number 1 contender match
Dricus v Sean would be fire
Laura did a great job! I think this was her best broadcast so far.
Timestamps should say Dawson vs. Green not Grant 😂
25:20 If we think in hindsight though it becomes very interesting. Marvin Vettori x2, Kelvin Gastellum, Whittaker in the rematch & Jared Cannonier used pressure VERY SUCCESSFULLY against Izzy.
Izzy received a lot of criticism for those fights because many people saw those fighters landing more headstrikes, backing Izzy up & in vettoris case doing a lot of control on the cage.
Its always been a blueprint that people have used successfully.
Difference this time is Sean closed the kicking range more effectively, ensuring the volume leg kicks couldnt outpoint him. Sean also has better boxing technique and volume than those fighters.
Sean beat Jared
I think hed beat Jared more convincingly in a rematch also
i gotta say this right off the bat. F everyone who tries to bring sean down by bringing up his past from years ago is gross. PPL live and learn and grows as humans. we are not perfect
Josh mentioned Nick Diaz and it was a good point, Nicks pressure and punches in bunches at his prime would have made Izzy struggle.
Conor gets less attention with every tweet.
We've seen this before, Jones was big brothering his competition, who gave him the most trouble? Gustafsson and Reyes. Tall and lean fighters struggle when they can't break the rhythm of the fight by just putting their hand out.
I knew that " i was playing possum " was BS. He got lucky.
His style is cruising along the fence with almost no offence in his last 3 fight.
Izzy 's time is over but Uncle Dana is going to make " Adesanya vs Sean 2 "
What fight did you watch with Izzy v Alex II? Clownish statement.
@@FightXScience-wh6kx Get lost Izzy sucked both fights youre a fanboi. I liked his fightstyle but the creativity and aggression is gone
Keep hoping for him to be Champ again in that division ......
@@EmreDemirkayaLoves He sucked both fights? He dominated the first and KO'd him in the second..But his aggression is all gone? What a clownishly stupid statement
Izzy literally has videos of him practicing that combo that finished Alex. Also he almost finished Alex with that same combo in the 1st mma fight. Dude made Alex open up, so the defense is gone, then he countered. Anybody that thinks it was luck don't know mma
Great show ! Fight annaysis was spot on !!!! Congrat New Middle Weight Champion Sean Strickland !!!!!
I’m a 32 year old father of 3 who somehow has never owned a dishwasher in his life. Every Sunday evening I get pile of weekend dishes done but I can never bring myself to start until I get my Big John and Josh the Pork on.
Sean Strickland DEFENSE had the great Izzy stumped, period.