Sean Strickland had ONE thing to do vs Alex Pereira...
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2022
- Chael Sonnen talks Sean Strickland vs Alex Pereira on this episode of Beyond the Fight
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Let’s be honest. Pereira has already came a LONG way from his first MMA fight. He’s training with Glover as well. He didn’t look the least bit nervous about a takedown vs Strickland. Then slept him with the same shot he slept Izzy with. Beautiful shot.
thats because sean didnt even try to mix it up, it was litterally the same as taking a dive hye just gave it away for alex
sacrificial lamb
Pereira has the best left hook in the game, his hip turn on it generates ferocious power. Almost all his KO wins are by left hook
Finish him with the same tools after Sean already said he was "all kicks and left hooks"
@@FlechFisher But most start with a standup fight for a bit and then shoot for a takedown. Look Khabib, Usman, etc.. His striking wasn't enough to keep him conscious for 2 minutes in order to shoot and create the threat and that's it.
Sean: "all you have is a left hook and a knee, that's nothing for me"
Also Sean: *stands right in front of him and eats the left.
🙄
He is a fucking clown 😂
Chael, you said Sean is the best statistically in avoiding strikes in the UFC. LOL!! Are you playing all of us? Sean did not wrestle. In your prefight analysis, you said Sean just had to stick and move! C'mon bro, you lost credibility on this one. I don't care about the cereals or the ride wallets. C'mon bro, be real.
Chael just spoke about this “law of attraction” too, how fighters speak about their future demise.
@@santigardipee9303 well Sean didn't do that he said Sean needed to stick n move and obviously he should have instead of keeping his head on the center line
@@santigardipee9303 It’s actually a RidgeWallet sir and MagicSpoons is not just any cereal-
just saying. 🤘🏻
Peira’s accuracy is CRAZY. After he knocked Strickland down and he was attempting to get up, he sniped him with 2 right hands from the bent over position. CRAZY ACCURACY
Exactly what I was thinking
Strickland said he could stand with any kickboxer(pre fight press conference).........
Accurate sniper
Strickland is an idiot and so aren’t his coaches. Unless Strickland completely ignored the game plan
@@angelareele858 lmao and he also said Alex is a one trick pony, all he has is a left hook, then gets slept by it 😂
Uncle Chael is calling Pereira “Piera” so convincingly he actually made me check if I had it wrong all this time
You’ve been wrong all this time. Whatever uncle chael said is the truth. The uncle chael truth probably wouldn’t set you free but it definitely would set you to be a gangster
And you almost convinced me his name was Chanel
Chanel 😂
uncle chael call darush for baniel and he not wrong at all...🤣🤣🤣
@@eliminator173 LoL, thank you for pointing it out. My autocorrect took over.
Everyone criticizing Strickland for being dumb and standing with Periera how dare you! If not for Sean we wouldn’t be blessed with that glorious knockout. We should thank him.
Am more thankful for the storyline Izzy got up next with Pereira
Thanks Sean 😴
Sean will probably go on to fight Vettori or Whittaker or maybe even Cannonier. He’ll be fine. I hope Darren wins that Hermansenn fight so MW can come back to life.
That’s what y’all cry for every time not realizing these guys are real people with real lives. Y’all want them to sacrifice themselves for a 15 sec highlight clip?
Lol thats a funny point . I wasnt sure on who i should put my money on . Figured out that if Strickland use his brain he will take him down . Ended up betting on Pereira
A three piece "oh and by the way" combo during a hypothetical scenario of two soccer players fighting for a title in the UFC is exactly why i love Chael. absolute masterclass.
well do you know how massive that match would be? sadly we don’t have a kickboxing community
Two soccer players laying on the canvas trying to convince the judges that they were the one who got fouled? I’m totally down for this matchup! 💯
@@nate5land Neymar in mma.
@@seriedadexd3195 he doesnt know who neymar is
@Mongoose Spitting facts.
Sean said he’d see how good the striking was then take him down. He just didn’t expect it to be that good lol. Stone fist is real
People actually forgets Alex trains with glover. He should have improved his grappling game to another level
Yep this is exactly what I was saying, Alex could tap Izzy in a grappling match😅
I also saw that he were Training with Colby! Colby improving Kickboxing and Alex his Wrestling that’s crazy. Good to see Alex is working hard 🔥
And also Bruno Silva could beat any man in the top 10, he was on a run, I believe Bruno would be like top 5 in the real scenario, so Alex fought well and had an entertaining fight and a clear win.
@@ficadeolho123 the top 5 guys are always scared to fight down the ranks in every weight
That's not how it works, Just because you train with a high level Grappler doesn't mean you're going to become a high level Grappler in a short amount of time.
Chael, that Alex isn't " another guy"... That left hook has history.
never disrespect the double kickboxing champion, considered the best striker on the planet by all fight lovers. HE IS A GUY OF FEW WORDS AND MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Lost to the Russians twice Levin and Artem.
Chael, you said Sean is the best statistically in avoiding strikes in the UFC. LOL!! Are you playing all of us? Sean did not wrestle. In your prefight analysis, you said Sean just had to stick and move! C'mon bro, you lost credibility on this one. I don't care about the cereals or the ride wallets. C'mon bro, be real.
@@santigardipee9303 I think most of the percentages of that stat came from one fight where he dodged a lot of punches
@@kevinfromchicago7635 Exactly!
@@kevinfromchicago7635 if they thought now he would knock them botb out
This has happened before with Shevchenko vs Joanna. Ik Valentina was a world MT champ and pretty sure Joanna might be too and they faced twice in MT championship where shevchenko beat JJ twice and then beat her in MMA for the flyweight belt.
Look at you busting out the archives lol good call
Respect to Sean taking on a guy who wasn’t ranked but a lot of hype and definitely is real, a lot of other guys in top 10 turned down the fight, it’s a big risk
i hate how other fighters turn down fights in the ufc, whats the point of being a ufc fighter then, so what if u loss, so what if your stocks down who cares least youre getting paid to win or lose
I totally agree with you, they just afraid of falling down the ranks and not getting a title fight, like Gilbert burns awhile back fighting khamzat, burns stuck his neck out when everyone else was scared and he lost but at least he fought him and he barely dropped in ranks, Burns is another guy that gained a lot of respect
Nah I don’t think of it like that. Everyone ranked above sean would have wrestled him which he thinks he’s above. This was his best route to a title shot without fighting a wrestler. Unfortunately he overestimated his striking
You must be white lol, he isn't even ranked, respect to Alex for taking on the 1# contender in mma 😂😂😂😂
@@bernardinotorres4182 lol strickland was ranked #4 , and what kind of idiot who isn’t ranked would turn down a fight against someone in top 5, you must be a casual fan
After awhile. You just have to accept that fighters who mainly strike with "wrestling backrounds" that NEVER grapple in fights, actually have no wrestling skills. If they were confident in their grappling they'd grapple.
gaethje!!!
He grappled with Uriah Hall.
Thank you. They can’t implement wrestling into a fight therefore it’s pointless. I hate when media and analysts emphasis wrestling backgrounds on c tier mma wrestlers when going into matchups.
Facts
Yea thank you!!! There’s a huge difference between some wrestling background and being able to confidently use wrestling and bjj in an mma fight
Gaethje chandler poirier all at 155 have some wrestling or grappling background but all don’t look to go to the ground and at this point it’s clear they mainly practice striking and therefore look to strike in their fights
That ko was insane. Izzy’s time is coming
Izzy knocking him to sleep with his point fight literally.
@@500TD500 lol that's pretty funny but unfortunately for izzy he is going to need an oxygen tank again
@@landoncube769 nah he’s still gonna win but it’ll be a decision since he doesn’t know how to ko people ever since he touched the gold. He only finished costa cuz costa underestimated Izzy. Izzy has been kind of timid lately.
@@themagicploder4525 izzys mainly a counter puncher , he’s not going to KO anyone unless they’re fighting balls to the wall & you can’t blame him cause his style works & he takes almost no damage 🤷♂️
Izzy is not going to get caught like that
Crazy power. It wasn’t a combo it was literally just that signature left hook. One punch & it’s over power is impossible to nullify or plan for no matter how good you are defensively. And even then it’s still surprising To see it happen at the highest level against such a defensively sound opponent.
Made it so easyv and to see it happen was so weird man, Strickland looked like a deer in headlights for some reason. How did he not at all prepare for the left hook it's like fighting dillian whyte in boxing and not preparing for that aswell
@@skies580 dillian whyte of all examples 😂
@@skies580 dillian needs to prepare for them uppercuts he keeps getting caught with lol
@@skies580 he looked like a deer in front of headlights since the the moment he looked in to his eyes at the face off
Defensively sound??? Boy you just said a bunch of words to sound like you know what you’re talking about
Chael trying too hard to do damage control for his boy Strickland. Give Pereira his props, he destroyed that goofball Strickland.
That goofball would kick your ass. Stop hatin & show some respect. Straight up
It was embarrassing to see a grown man get handled that way. It looked like a domestic violence
Dude is a goofball.I don’t know how someone can be a professional fighter so long and demonstrate such low fight IQ.
Had he tried takedown and still got KOed,one could say he tried.
But he rather displayed a low IQ!!!😂😂😂
Did you not read the title of the video?
But Chael you just told me Strickland was as good as any kickboxing champion
LMFAO!
🤣
That's what Strickland thought as well
I'd say Izzy is and he lost twice 😂
He said that? Chael is still a dumb wrestler who doesn't understand how far ahead boxers and kickboxers are in striking compared to MMA guys.
@@Nick-ui3rh Izzy lost once and got clipped in a second fight, he was winning.
Sean was ko'd the moment he entered the cage. He stood right in front of Pereira. He even said that All Pereira has is his knee and left hand. That Left hand murked Sean. Sean was just a a fool.
Sean fooled himself thinking Alex was going to jab his body but left that chin open for that left hook
@@Alexg94 I agree. Alex was doing the body jab all night to condition Sean.
Bless Sean for standing up with Alex
Alex already blessed him. He's good to go! 😂 😂 😂
Lol 😂
Based Strickland only fights you where you’re strongest
@@AB-ee5tb not true. Usman dominated him on the feet before Usman was a good striker
@@ineedapharmists it was a joke
Been saying this in the comments for the past 2 months. Chael is like the only guy on earth who still wasn’t taking Alex serious. Get with the times old man.
Your name is Deantrell.
U take Chael seriously ma’am?
@@squadabingo9113 these videos are just rambling nonsense. Check the omalley video today. It's crazy how he just changes opinions like nothing happened 1 minute into the video and just didn't re do it.
@@DerekOfRivia Its pure comedy
Let’s be honest here, Chael is kind of to blame for Strickland getting knocked out like that. Chael sat here and said Strickland can box with Alex, he said Alex isn’t all that, disrespected Alex. Chael set Strickland up. Own this Chael because Strickland is your former teammate, he watches this show.
If you actually watched his videos you would know that he was saing that only because he knew Sean wouldn't wrestle. Seans other teammates also said that he can take him down and choke him out, but he is too stubborn to do it.
@@JohnSmith_THE_GOAT Your comment couldn’t be more irrelevant.
@@Whobilation how, if a fighter already decided that he will strike with kickboxing champ what will you say to him. No you can't win, kill all his confidence
Let’s be honest here, Sean is a dumb mofoka. , he tried to stand up with an elite world class kickboxer. If pereira was 170 he would do this to kamaru too no need to stand up with somebody as elite as pereira just khabib style him.
@@JohnSmith_THE_GOAT acting as if Alex isnt brazilian
Q. What to expect from two kickboxers fighting MMA?
A. A kickboxing match.
Pereira is gonna make Israel shoot for a TD
Alex ground game would be more advanced tho🤣
Giving 100% in round one.
Adesanya has twice as many fights as Pereira in kickboxing but most are with Chinese and New Zealanders at a low level. Pereira is the only two division champion of the biggest kickboxing event while Adesanya is 2-2 of the same event. In MMA Adesanya is bigger, but in kickboxing they are at different levels.
From another point of view: I think UFC was trying to establish Israel's "Chael". Pereira is the only one the audience believe can beat Adesanya. The whole promotion from UFC has been flawless in in this regard. They even showed Adesanya getting knocked out by Periera on the PPV. They put all their money in one basket and it paid off.
@Born To Sing With The Guitar keep prayin for youe boy
Well, it's not just the audience, he really has the best chance lmao. It will be a kickboxing match
@Born To Sing With The Guitar I doubt the ufc wants Israel too lose unlike the Francis situation. Israel is way more marketable then Alex
Lots of 170 lbs guys could beat Izzy. Literally, any of the ones who wrestle can.
Think Chimaev is the biggest fear for these 2 guys
That punch was perfectly on the money. You dont even need power with that accuracy.
he dropped him again right after, crazy power
Tip on the chin 🤌🏼
There goes my dream of Sean bullying Izzy in another press conference 😔
It's MMA, rare we get what we want
I wanted Alex to win but yeah that would have been F'n hilarious lol
I mean Sean wasn’t put to sleep like Izzy so he has that going for him
Sean will talk his ass out and figure it out. He's a smart really dumb dude naturally that can bring the viewer.
Go watch WWE then
Valentina and Joanna fought in muay Thai and then rematched in mma. So this thing has happened before, I think there might be some other examples. By the way, Valentina won every time, so myb same thing happens for Adesanya/Pereira.
We can only pray to the MMA Gods it does. We need to sell PPV.
It looks likely as Izzy never even attempts takedowns. Either way, it should be a great fight.
Imagine both of them start going for takedowns and it turns into a wrestling match 😂
Little bit different because valentina has the takedown threat but yeah it has happened before mainly kick boxing styles fighting for a title
@@Eddylive He sticks to what he knows like a damn professional. Also he might never attempt takedowns but he's very very good at getting out of them, thats why no one just out wrestles him despite having multiple opponents with strong wrestling backgrounds like brunson
Chael the type of guy to pick a fight completely wrong and spend 10 minutes explaining how he was wrong but his reasoning was solid and he really didnt take an L when you think about it lmao
Sean was marching around the Octagon last night with his chin straight up in the air. I think that fool really believed he could take those shots from Alex
Ciryl Gane didn't have the threat of a takedown going into his fight with Ngannou either lol
@@Ryan-jc7qh What I'm saying, in regards to Chael's comments, is that Ciryl Gane went into his fight with Ngannou not thinking for a second that he was going to be wrestle-flucked the entire fight. For all we know, Adesanya could end up pulling a wrestling game out of his ass and do the same thing to his kickboxing nemesis if the Brazilian overlooks ground work expecting only a kickboxing match.
But the thing is ngannou's strength helped him in his wrestling .i don't think thats the case with izzy
@@Mahdi_Amine yeah exactly , technically speaking his wrestling wasn't great but his strength and the fact no one expected it helped him on the ground
@@Mahdi_Amine Ngannou actually displayed some grappling skills, and he even did a reversal on Gaine and he took Stipe down not to mention Francis has won fights via submission
@@Bob_Cratchit Exactly. And Izzy is a really good wrestler. It's why it's damn near impossible to take him down. Grapple fucking Alex would be smart.
@4:22 Chael: I know I'm all of your favorites
Me: Damn! This guy's psychic too!?
Truly undefeated!
"Tell me what I should do Izzy, should I not take a nap?"
Sean Strickland pre fight press conference.
That aged well
Strickland was scared. You could see it from the moment he walked in
Have you seen Peirera? Brazilian Terminator is understatement. The look in his eyes is robotic.
Strickland wasn't scared, he was just stupid or didn't follow a great game plan.
@@xanjo772 He's both, couldn't look Alex in the eyes at the face off and thought he had a chance by standing with Alex lol.
Chael you said Sean would be Able to strike with Alex lmao
He was able, he was capable, he has the ability to. That doesn't mean that he can beat him standing. Undisputed facts
PS: I have a duck video, a chicken video, a video where i am begging for money on Twitter, a walking video, a video where i am playing with my nuts. A short with a blog ... Also a patreon
@@iwanttobeabillionaire1703 he obviously can’t did you watch the fight 😭
@@AROD_-gu7lw Being able to do something vs being able to do something but also be good at it. Those are 2 different things.
Undisputed undefeated facts
PS: I have a duck video, a chicken video, a video where i am begging for money on Twitter, a walking video, a video where i am playing with my nuts. A short with a blog ... Also a patreon
@@iwanttobeabillionaire1703 by your logic anyone who knows a jab, cross, hook combo can stand with Pereria
I knew that Strickland video was just to keep the odds from going too heavily into Alex’s favor. Quick money tonight. I hope pereira is an underdog against Izzy, I’ll have him winning straight up and in a parlay again.
Bruno Silva attempted multiple takedowns in his fight with Alex Periera and even took him down a couple times, Chael is right Strickland should’ve followed his game plan
Alex also almost got the dude in an armbar in that fight. After Bruno said Alex was a lot better on the ground than he expected
@@8301TheJMan yeah makes sense he’s been training with glover teixiera for a while who has some of the best BJJ in mma, he’s also from Brazil so bet he’s trained with some of the best BJJ guys, bet his wrestling defense is getting better and better too, he’s a problem for anybody in the division tbh, even for wrestlers
Ive never really felt Strickland was an elite fighter. He has a horribly low guard, no head movement and no footwork...he's also not particularly fast or strong, it's crazy that he was ranked as high as he was honestly.
He bulldozed past Brendan Allen, Uriah hall, jotko and hermanson. It's not that complicated. Weak division.
His feet are so flat
@@listenup7284 true
If anything this should be an eye opener for him. He doesn’t want to lose like this in his next few fights otherwise that will knock him down the rankings.
It's middleweight. A trash division. Most of the top 10 are welterweights that couldn't cope at welterweight.
The shots on the way down is what shocked me even more, the accuracy of this dude is on another level. I believe he has the best left punch in mma, the real touch of death 💀
That was unreal, two perfect quick straight rights on the way down.
I have reason to believe that adesanya has been working on his grappling since the threat of Alex came about. I think we will see a Francis vs Gane situation and he will shock us like francis did and show he’s more well rounded than we thought. And adesanya hasn’t done it yet because he doesn’t want to reveal his level of grappling to shock Alex
Most underrated comment.
Been watching Pereira his entire career. The knees to the body wears people down. His leg kicks are devastating but stay away from his left hook. He known to use his right jab to set it up with a feint. Best bet is to stay up long enough to set up a take down. But I’d be aware of running into a knee. He’s going to be next in line for a title shot.
Yeah, his left hook is probably the best in the game, he turns his hip over drastically and generates ferocious power. If you were to gameplan anything, it's don't eat the left hook. Eat a hundred jabs, leg kicks and knees, but do NOT eat a single left hook.
@@Khedran yeah because it’s probably lights out
His right jab? It’s called a cross. Tell me you’ve never trained without telling me you’ve never trained. That left hook was his lead hand lol therefore his right hand when thrown straight is called a cross not a jab.
@@JohnSmith-ei6sc nobody gives a shit. We get the point he was making. Move along with your “I train UFC” sounding ass
@@JohnSmith-ei6sc beat me to it... Alex stands Ortho..... But this guy's followed his whole career. 😂😂😂😂😂
That had me scratching my head how he just kept walking up real close trying to parry I could feel that hook coming any second tbh.
looked fixed af, i know it wasnt, but its pretty much the same as taking a dive. sean seemed to barely try aside from a semi solid defense
Everyone was delusional thinking Strickland could wrestlefuck Periera.
Walking is a good description. Sean was moving SO SLOW, feet, hands, everything.
@@FlechFisher that’s just how Sean has beaten guys in mma, the problem is that doesn’t work against a striker like Alex
Love when chael acknowledges both of us
Both the glove size and fighting stance make a major difference in a stand up fight. Glove size effects both blocking and strikes, from speed, power, even stamina. Fighting stance can change angles, and available power strikes. Orthodox vs Southpaw both must fight for lead foot positions (lead outside foot wins the power game). Hope this lil explanation helps. I personally can't wait to see how this fight plays out.
I was thinking exactly THIS. You articulated it so well and eloquently. These strikers as great as they are need to understand this. It’s called MMA for a reason. Thank you Chael.
The Izzy fight is 100% going to be a mental test that Izzy never wanted or expected to have to face again
Oh this is definitely his biggest test and it's honestly absurd how people are dismissing Poatan. Saying "it's different now" 😒😂
What exactly is different? It's two kickboxers who are gonna kickbox and one of them has two wins over the other
@@Captain_Insano_nomercy Izzy has been striking with these mma bums for a long time while Alex a few months ago faced guys like Vakhitov... I believe Izzy has stagnated his striking level.
Izzy has actually been cheering for Pereira since Pereira’s first UFC fights. Watch Izzy’s reactions to Alex’s fights. Izzy wants an anime redemption arc lol
@@gaiusx287 That’s what I don’t get about these casuals… Izzy has been cheering for this guy since his first fight on UFC.
He actually called him out after Cannonier.
@@none_the_less He had no choice
Bro Sean thought he can stand up with perriera 😂😂
I know he was going to get KO but not that fast and easy...
Send him to Dagestan for 6 months
I knew it was going to be over quick immediately.wish I’d of put some money on it.i wasted an opportunity 😤😫
Lets start a gofundme to send perriera to dagestan and lets see what kinda monster he turns into
I love how Pereira literally hit him with the same left hook that I saw the highlight reels hours earlier show me that’s how he always wins! Unreal
Ive asked my kickboxing coach this exact question and he said the 4 ounce gloves dont allow you to shell up and block most your face and lets your fist fit into smaller and smaller openings
Wow really? And you couldn’t figure that out yourself?!
@@greatdane145 who shit in your cereal
It was only a matter of time before Sean Strickland got slept. He stands in front of his opponent, no lateral movement, no use of angles, never moves his head, all he had to do was move his head and he slips that punch. He does the same thing in every fight I've ever seen him in walk forward throw punches.
Alex was hitting jabs at his body then saw an opening for that left hook and Sean thought it was going to the body and left that chin open
Yep agreed, I was thinking exactly the same before he got KO’d.
@@Alexg94 so many people get knocked out like that where an opponent is good with the jab and jabs up top then down low changes it up sets a trap and then throws the hook and it's night night. You would think the guys that are considered by experts to be "experienced expert strikers" to not fall for that.
"Alex Piera" 😂😂😂
Lmao a couple days ago it was just straight up “Pierre”. God, i love our uncle Cha-eel.
Also called him Pierre in the video too.
Piera looks in great shape. If he can't get it done against Izzy, Piera could move up and fight Juri Provider.
lol he outdid that by calling Bruno Silva "that turkey Santos"
What a lot of people don't realise when it comes to taking an opponent down is their range. Israel and Pereira both benefit by having huge ranges, shooting on them at the distance they give you is a very dangerous game.
IMO Sean didn’t respect his opponent enough cos if he did, he would have been more calculated, plus the fact that Sean has has already spoken about the left hook of Alex. Guess what! Israel warned Sean to not sleep on Alex i he did sleep on his opponent and he paid dearly for it
Yeah his opponent let him sleep on it tho
He went into that fight thinking he was going to lose. Just watching the face off and how awkward he was, keeping his head down, not wanting to make eye contact, etc. He lost before the fight even started.
During the press conference he kept bringing up how Alex was a physical freak and that he was scary looking lol
Hey Chael! U reached a million subscribers!!!! Congratulations buddy! 🍾🎉That’s a f*cking celebration in its own right…. Keep up the good work and much respect from Birmingham, Alabama!!! ✌️
What do you mean by he reached a million subscribers? Don’t come here and be disrespectful. A million subscribers reached him. There’s a difference kid. I hope you don’t take this personally lol… thanks!
@@sbs-0055 facts chael doesnt reach milestones they reach him
@@bh3441 they’re not milestones they’re mileboulders
Izzy is good but the whole division has a lack of great wrestlers. It is so hard to believe that not one single guy has put Izzy on his back and elbowed him in the face.
exactly! a seasoned wrestler with pressure will suffocate adesanya.
Wtf are you talking about. This is the problem with being too good at what you do. People start thinking there must be a problem because you make it look too easy. Same way people were complaining about someone knocking khabib out since all he did was wrestle. The reason no one has put izzy down is not for a lack of trying its because he's very very good at getting out of takedowns. Shit man he literally admitted he trains for that everyday considering he knows he's not a wrestler and thats his main weakness. Brunson tried his best to take him down despite being an actual multiple wrestling champ and all he got were knee's to the face. Vettori literally had him on the ground and tried to put him to sleep and the dude didnt even flinch.
he fought lots of good wrestlers. they just didn't make it a big part of their gameplan and Izzy has great takedown defense. but not level of wrestlers that Anderson went through
Brunson
Kelvin
Marvin
Whittaker
@@Dukeflyhawker c'mon. all those guys you have mentioned at best are b-tier wrestlers.
@@kratostheinevitable3932 I said they're good wrestlers, not the best in the world. Look up their credentials
“The one thing that was prelavent…”
-Chael Sonnen, undisputed, undefeated Wordsmith
Two soccer players fighting in the UFC. I didn't hear a word he said after that. Was laughing too hard at a guy flailing and moaning on the mat, holding a shin, after getting lightly grazed in the face. Bring out the special shin spray. Thanks Chael. You can really paint a scenario. Comedy gold.
I’m still wondering who Pierra is 😂 Lord Uncle Chael is the GOAT 🐐
Pretty sure its Alex Pierre… George St-Pierre’s cousin
@@AkamapD I’m still wondering if there’s a French Brazilian we don’t know about 🇫🇷 🇧🇷 🧐 Good point. Could be GSP’s cousin
@@AkamapD Upon further reflection it could be Alex St. Pierre. Stay tuned. De Chael will solve this enigma in due time.
100% agree! But what's even more infuriating that he didn't even attempt to grapple or try for a take-down early onto to establish those as being very real threats in Alex's mind, the other thing was the way in which he was striking. he had very little head movement and little to no lateral movement, instead he pretty much just walked Alex down staying smack dab right in front of him and was constantly reaching out to play pattycake with Alex's lead hand more than he threw punches. If he was going to stand and bang with Alex, then he needed to take advantage of the his quickness and agility, jumping in landing as many punches as quickly as possible and then jump back outa the way of Alex's counter. He never tried to corral Alex by cutting off angles, instead Alex just kept backing up leading him down the primrose path, all along getting a feel for Sean's speed and lengths all the while setting up that deadly left hook - and wouldn't yah know it - Sean walked right the fuck into it! It wasn't just that he stupidly tried taking on one of the greatest kickboxers of all time, it was how awful he looked doing it. I saw some saying that he was looking good until he got rocked, but i have no clue what the fuck they're talking about. Sean did land a couple of decent punches, and was the aggressor for sure, but he looked slow immobile and never changed the angle of attack instead he just walked straight up down the middle , as if he were just looking to get knocked the fuck out! I mean, it is true that Sean's plan of attack wasn't inherently a bad one, and could/would work against many-many fighters - but not a guy like Alex. And anyone who's watched even just Alex's kickboxing highlights and/or his mma highlights would/should have fuckin known this. What was he fucking thinking?!
Alex did a perfect job setting up the finish. Kicks to the body made Sean drop his right hand to anticipate it, thats when Alex nuked him with the left hook
Nuclear power in them hands can't wait for the build up to this match man 🔥🔥
Was really hoping Sean would win so he could keep roasting izzy in the build up.. but thats now gone 💔
He is really funny😂🤣😂
Alex can hire Sean to help him with the talking
Sean is just another "I write checks with my mouth that my hands can't cash"
There's a reason when at the presser Izzy told him to do something and Sean stood down..
New Mythical Fighter Unlocked: Sleeping Sean Strickland
all jokes Sean’s a savage for taking the fight. Great card but the Sean’s were 0-2
1-0-1 technically lol
@@bussyhaver 0-1-1, if you want to be technically correct you have to think before typing my guy lol
@@krisf4969 close enough
@@krisf4969 you just 10-8’d him
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Valid points. Good video. Chael is awesome.
Izzy is getting his wrestling on for that fight. I wouldn't expect anything else. That would also be the most unexpected thing, and that's why it's necessary for him in this fight.
@Kyuku lol your dumb he already said he show Alex that MMA is different from kickboxing meaning he will mix it up..
Izzy does not have a wrestling base . He has tiny hips. Can survive from takedowns because of his length but can not take anyone down especially Alex who is training with glover. I am sure within 3 to 4 months he will improve his defensive technique even more
Ppl are underestimating his wrestling skills, they'll soon find out lol.
@@Dare-Knight i have watched izzy fights before ufc and early ufc fights he used to use good trips, foot sweeps and even a couple hip throws, have no idea why he is not using them anymore.
Never seen Alex fight, class act. Seemed to be playing possum and then boom. Timing was epic, he looked like he was on a holiday camp in there
Alex Pereira sleeps Izzy
@@LakeShow2408 Pereira actually knows how to deal with that unlike other fighters Israel has faced.
@@LakeShow2408 Pereira is also as long as Israel unlike anyone else Israel has faced.
@@LakeShow2408 alex is a longer fighter like izzy and they have the same reach. Alex also picks his opponents apart from the outside but he has massive ko power that's the difference.
@@LakeShow2408 its going to be a stand up fight.
THANK YOU, it’s exactly why a guy like Khabib who if you just look at him you’d say has horrid stand up, but then it’s effective. Why did Khabib land the overhand right and drop Conor when it should have been the other way around on the feet? Because Conor had the worry of a takedown on his mind taking attributes off his striking and adding them to Conors. Just the threat takes something off your opponents striking ability
After 276, and the press conferences etc, I'd probably pick Perreira in a fight with Izzy... He seems as technically gifted as Izzy, and he has a calmer, less ego driven demeanour. Also, he has real power. He sort of seems like a wiser, more powerful version of Izzy. And he happens to have already beaten him twice... As you say, it's not like Izzy's gonna go out there and wrestle, is it? So it'll be a third kickboxing fight, just in the octagon. Not sure why the gloves or the ring would make much of a difference. This guy might very well represent the end of an era lol
i think izzy wants the fight asap because izzy actually will wrestle him - he keeps saying this isnt kickboxing its a different fight its MMA - alex hasnt dealt with in ocotogon wrestling, yes he would of trained it but when your in the ring for real under some real pressure of loosing im sure its different than training, so as he hasnt had the expeirence its izzys best opportunity to submit him
@@taintedtj Have you watched Pereira's MMA fights though? He definitely has dealt with wrestling. I was surprised to learn he was actually doing MMA before Izzy...
In one of his early fights for a Brazilian MMA promotion, he almost submits a guy. (He actually ends up losing that fight, but if you watch it, you can see he is by no means defenceless on the ground...) I've been watching some of his fights in the UFC too, and he's definitely had to grapple.
To be honest, I take Izzy going on about it being MMA and not Kickboxing as really more a way to convince himself he can win, having already lost to the guy twice... It must be daunting to know the dude is coming and coming quickly.
I actually can't wait to see the fight, personally. If you watch their kickboxing fights, they were both really close. Of course he ended up getting clipped in the second fight, but the first fight there's an argument he actually won, similar to Max in the second Volk fight. And even the second fight, he was arguably beating Pereira up before he got clipped. Should be fireworks!!
the first fight was a decision and some say israel beat him. the 2nd fight israel was clearly winning and AP was saved by the bell .. and then koed IA. so ap did not dominate israel
Wrestling makes the difference. I believe Anderson Silva, in his prime, is a better kickboxer than both Adesanya and Pereira. But at his peak, a wrestler presented his biggest challenge. Had Strickland threatened with wrestling, it would've been a different kind of fight. But Periera got it done 👊🏼
People clearly haven’t watched pereira in his early fights in Brazil he did MMA before his K One title. Dude has a sub or two and trains with texira I think his ground game is prolly pretty slept on.
spot on Chael. Strickland not even feinting to go for any takedowns, or even doing a wee half-hearted one before making a full-on attempt later on in the round after some stand-up, just to confuse Pereira and put him out his rhythm, was really poor tactically by Strickland.
I don't know what Strickland was thinking - marching forward with his hands not held high, against such a high level striker.
Difference in little gloves is many kickboxing and boxing styles exclusively rely on using the gloves to shell and shield from punches. People who try those techniques with little gloves are subject to being cracked when they don't think they can. Similar to a gi in BJJ or even some of the positions in sport BJJ (leg locks, open guard, etc.), you put yourself in a position you don't think you will be hurt in because of all your experience in your niche sport and get hurt. Little gloves favors movement based fighters who use head movement and footwork opposed to shelling and blocking punches.
Sonnen isn’t talking about Bruno Silva as “Santos” that only hit Perrwira due to threat of a takedown, is he?
It’s Bruno Santos now bro 😂😅
I only know Bruno Santos I never heard of no “Silva” 😤
@@firstname7769 i guess he is also now a grappler and not a high level striker 😂
Silva is a black belt
@@MrToxiclaughter Santos*
Izzy seems to be doing pretty good as a straight kickboxer. There is a difference between a pure kickboxer than can’t defend takedowns and one that manages distance, length, and physical enough to defend takedowns.
Dude after seeing what he did u still going with that? Yall izzy fan girls are something else
Literally his length is what saves him every time. His height. Lmao. That’s it. If he were two inches shorter he would have significantly less success with his kickboxing techniques and not be as successful at takedown defense. I promise you.
He's knockout throughout his career has come out of counter striking opponents and when they go technical he's fights have always been boring because he'll never take risk of moving forward and if he's opponents have one punch ko power he even stops counter punching and use leg kicks to maintain distance and win..
Again, he's the champ and it's his choice but if your talking izzy style, it's a glorified/overrated counter striker... That's who he is..
Izzy ain't straight
Izzy also started with MMA, he has had MMA fights dating back to 2010. He was training MMA even when he was kickboxing.
Great review uncle C.
I was sure happy to see Alex as the underdog on DK!! BUT, idk how tf people saw Sean beating this massive 185 lb machine. His left hook is no different than a light switch.
Sean Strickland had already completed his role before the fight actually. It was he who openly told us the UFC's agenda, as if it were a foregone conclusion. He set the narrative and prophesied his own doom.
With the new generation of fighters training at dedicated mixed martial arts gyms the chance to see two former champions of the same discipline fight for a title is almost nonexistent. Even the crossover to MMA super fights will be extremely rare. The only one I can think of is Ngannou vs Fury. Canelo makes too much for the UFC and Rico Verhoeven doesn't want to learn grappling. Izzy vs Alex will be massive.
When you're a top 3 kickboxer and move to MMA. Getting a big push even though he had 5 fights makes total sense.
Not even the fastest to a title shot so it’s not even that crazy. Pretty sure Silva and Jones got their faster
@@412pgh2 And no one complains about Chandler simply because he came from MMA.
It's not gonna happen but Imagine Tyson Fury moving to MMA. He would be 2 - 3 wins away from the top simply because who he is.
Strickland looked like an amateur in there with a pro. He looked a little concerned about getting rocked by pereira I was shocked. I don’t mind Strickland but now Izzy has prob his biggest test as a champ
Great Point
I dont know, pereira definitly can knock out izzy but.....Izzy could definitely put peirera TO SLEEP with how boring he fights
JJ’DAMNIT, BOBBY!
ur boring with your unoriginal comment
No gonna lie you had me in the first half.
@@v.jinesh3151 izzy has become boring thats facts
@@NotBobbyHill True that.
Oh my that was satisfying to watch. I hope Sean's training partners enjoyed it too.
I remember sean sherk as the first example of a guy who's striking was super effective not because of his skills as a kickboxer but because everyone was terrified of his takedowns and takedown feints. I miss the old school lol
Good to see wrestlers finally acknowledging that striking is the most important aspect of mma.
It's always been a myth, just no real strikers in their prime have ever fought in MMA, why would they there's no money. Thats why mma community over rates their standup.
In the weigh-ins of 276 between strickland and pereira, strickland was so goofy and his energy was all over the place. Pereira has a focus killer instinct.
I dont now where strickland mindset is but it is not in the right place to become a champ between those killers in that divison
Hey chael, if Izzy gets KO’d or just loses to Pereira again and is handed a loss for the 3rd time. Does Izzy even get another rematch? Or does a 3-0 pereira settle the score?
0-0 in mma
Kickboxing records have nothing to do w MMA so that point is kinda moot also it makes no sense to not give Izzy a rematch if he loses when he's defended his title like 5 or 6 times
That'd be like if some wrestler that bullied Jon Jones came in and won and then had him fight gus instead
Izzy has too many title defenses for the UFC to not run it back. That fight would have to absolutely be Adesanya's worst draw while driving the fans angry for the rematch to not happen, but even then it wouldn't be certain.
The first 2 would be irrelevant in the realm of mma
@@mangodango1733 Except Izzy and Alex will make it a kickboxing match. It’s not like Izzy grapples.
lol "the two of you that follow". Love ya uncle
This was a good episode
Sean looked ready to fight...
and then the fight started and his eyes told all.
Sean's mentality beat him.
Like he said himself if Alex walked up behind you at an ATM you would be scared too.
To beat Alex you have to be a ROCK and beat him to the punch first. If not, lights out.
Bottom line.
Predator eyes vs Prey eyes.
FERDA
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This was the first official live ppv I watched and thy Strickland ko live left me speechless….I think izzy had Alex on his mind during his fight, he wanted to make a statement so bad he was in his own head for basically the whole 25 mins
Thats how izzy fights.
@@canadianmmaguy7511 he literally said he didnt feel like himsself in the fight
Said he had an off night
But Izzy is clearly in your head, what are y'all gonna say if he beats Alex by decision? Boring fight?😂
I know I'm all of your favorites.. Chael Sonnon. I died 🤣🤣🤣
Chael stays throwing shade at Kickboxing and here we are. Two Kickboxers fighting for the title.
this fight made me think back to Frank Shamrock vs Cung Le, cause it felt like someone ignoring their elite skills to try going toe to toe in someone else's elite skills, Frank managed to make it competitive, but ended up with a broken arm from blocking too many kicks, Sean paid the price by not having much of a chance to make it competitive and getting knocked out, when much like Frank, he could have used his own elite skills to give us and himself a better fight, still props to Alex for the explosive left hand, it was a tight window and he freakin nailed it
With 1.1M followers and sponsorship plus doing other media without getting hit, I really hope Chael is earning top bucks considering he probably made F All back in the day wrecking himself actually fighting
Driving through a spot with bad service and your phone keeps freezing and Uncle Chael keeps pausing, gotta love it 😂
Dramatic pause.
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Okay great
Glad to hear you learned respect for kickboxing
Sean couldn’t even come close to a takedown against Alex 😂😂😂 even if he attempted one, he wouldn’t have got it. Pierre was not threatened at all in that fight
All he had to do was not lose. I don't understand why that's so hard for some of these guys, seriously.
Personally there's no mystery and why Sean fought the fight he did. In his pre fight interview I heard him say he wants it to be a stand up and bang fight. Then he said if things go south he'd take the "cowards" way out. Basically a subtle flex that he can win multiple ways. Normally I don't take much Strickland says serious but that just about matches up with his philosophy to me.
Congratulations on the 1 MILLY Chael!!!