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[eaLiTy]

Holy Shit, one of the biggest upsets once again in Australia, Sean Strickland just upset Israel Adesanya with just boxing clinic, straight one two and no other fancy stuff and the first round was crazy as Sean Strickland dropped Israel Adesanya and was on the verge of stoppage and any other referee would have stopped the fight and then to win the fight by decision deserves a huge respect as Adesanya could not do anything offensive to counter.

Only Chael Sonnen predicted Sean Strickland could win here and now we have a new champion  .

[YuginKadoya]

A character like that with all his nasty promotions, idk Strickland will not be welcomed with smileys by Aussies. He must have thought because he beat Abus by surprise he got merits that he'll get away doing just about anything. If Conor didn't escape that fate, he sure wouldn't as well.

The co-main event is indeed quite not interesting. But it would be fun to see Tai win again, I still would love to see beers flowing from a shoe.

The sad thing happened and Sean Strickland won the fight It was a crucial thing indeed his defense has proven that he is the real deal for sure If Alex Pereira can conquer the Light Heavyweight division he will surely go back to the Middleweight and get the belt from Sean Strickland for sure Strickland has gotten into Israel Adesanya's head so much that he is just focused in winning with a knockout and I think this is what Sean Strickland would like for Izzy to keep on attacking him but yeah it was a lost I just got to watch the fight again for sure

Holy Shit, one of the biggest upsets once again in Australia, Sean Strickland just upset Israel Adesanya with just boxing clinic, straight one two and no other fancy stuff and the first round was crazy as Sean Strickland dropped Israel Adesanya and was on the verge of stoppage and any other referee would have stopped the fight and then to win the fight by decision deserves a huge respect as Adesanya could not do anything offensive to counter.

Only Chael Sonnen predicted Sean Strickland could win here and now we have a new champion  .

I was really shocked for sure Sean Strickland had gotten into his head, One thing for sure I really thought that Philly's defense would not work against a technical fighter and would just work against a regular fighter like Abus Magomedov but I was proven wrong as Israel Adesanya is having a hard time against Sean Strickland the 1st round was proven that Izzy needs to adjust quickly and result to kicks but even that Strickland can also see to it and can catch the kicks of Israel Adesanya I though I would win this and get the double winnings on stake but I surely lost my bet, as we have a new middleweight champion,

[Rampagoe004]

This result is very surprising. But what awaits us next Fight week is the biggest event of the year! 
Main event is something big. But the co-main event and even the entire main fight make UFC 294 the biggest UFC event this year which is really worth watching!
I want to see Chimaev after not fighting in over 300 days since his last fight against Kevin Holland.

[bbc.reporter]

@Rampagoe004. Agreed and what has just occurred might be the biggest upset in the history of UFC championship fights in Australia, near where Izzy lives and resides. The Australian fans accepted it and cheered for Sean Strickland when he made his speech.

Also, no it is not yet UFC 294. What awaits us on next fight week is much bigger. It will be 2 sexy fighting kittens and for this @pawel7777 cannot do anything if I post their sexy pictures hehehe.

[Bananington]

Holy Shit, one of the biggest upsets once again in Australia, Sean Strickland just upset Israel Adesanya with just boxing clinic, straight one two and no other fancy stuff and the first round was crazy as Sean Strickland dropped Israel Adesanya and was on the verge of stoppage and any other referee would have stopped the fight and then to win the fight by decision deserves a huge respect as Adesanya could not do anything offensive to counter.

Only Chael Sonnen predicted Sean Strickland could win here and now we have a new champion  .

From the first Round where Strickland landed a straight blow to Israel which followed by plenty Rapid blows, his confidence increased in the fight and he realized that he could actually win the fight and went all out for it. He was nor scared and he fought with courage, He won the fight and the tears of joy followed, he deserved this win.

I never saw Strickland as the winner for this fight, I did not bet on it, if I did I would have put Israel as my choice, good I did not because I would have lost just as many people who bet on this fight lost their bets too.

[OgNasty]

Clean win for Strickland over Izzy. I don’t think many people were expecting that. Drake lost half a million dollars on the fight but I guess that probably doesn’t mean very much to him. I’m surprised the way it looked like Izzy prettt much accepted his fate and threw in the towel towards the end. It didn’t look like he left it all out there.

[Rampagoe004]

@Rampagoe004. Agreed and what has just occurred might be the biggest upset in the history of UFC championship fights in Australia, near where Izzy lives and resides. The Australian fans accepted it and cheered for Sean Strickland when he made his speech.

Also, no it is not yet UFC 294. What awaits us on next fight week is much bigger. It will be 2 sexy fighting kittens and for this @pawel7777 cannot do anything if I post their sexy pictures hehehe.

Yes, of course before Fight Week we will have several UFC Fight Nights which I think are also interesting to watch. And after this I agree with you. The fight between Grasso and Shevchenko is definitely worth watching. 2 of the best female flyweight fighters currently. For some reason, I think I still favor Shevchenko who will become queen again in this class. 

[inthelongrun]

Clean win for Strickland over Izzy. I don’t think many people were expecting that. Drake lost half a million dollars on the fight but I guess that probably doesn’t mean very much to him. I’m surprised the way it looked like Izzy prettt much accepted his fate and threw in the towel towards the end. It didn’t look like he left it all out there.

Alex Periera ruined him. The psychological effects on Israel Adesanya made him a different guy. His confidence is no longer the same while his opponents are getting confident after seeing that he is not really invincible. The way Sean Strickland is pressuring him and acting like he is not afraid that much of getting hit because he wants to be the hunter and wants to land his bombs badly, made Adesanya uncomfortable.

I don't know what's next for Adesanya. I wonder if they can demand a rematch clause on their contracts or the UFC is totally the one deciding their next fights. But hopefully, Strickland can defend his belt against other contenders before a possible rematch.

[Synchronice]

Round 1 - UFC 0:27, this was the time when Adesanya made a huge mistake and Strickland professionally and immediately used that opportunity and brutally attacked him. But since that moment, it turned into a boring fight because there was just some walk and some kicks from both sides, there was not an action anymore. To be honest, I was expecting this fight to be as amazing as Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson but it failed for me.

By the way, the thing that I learnt is that I should always bet opposite of what Drake bets because he never wins and if I were an athlete, I would kill Drake if he was about to bet on me . There is even an internet sensation The Drake Curse.

[boltz]

Well deserved victory for Sean Stickland over Adesanya and he shocked the entire UFC universe by becoming champ last night! Now , I do think Adesanya will get his revenge and another title fight , but I really cannot see him defeating Sean if he doesn't come with a solid strategy because last night , he had none! 

[Bananington]

Well deserved victory for Sean Stickland over Adesanya and he shocked the entire UFC universe by becoming champ last night! Now , I do think Adesanya will get his revenge and another title fight , but I really cannot see him defeating Sean if he doesn't come with a solid strategy because last night , he had none!  

Israel maybe did not expect the boldness of Strickland in the fight, for Adesanya, he has a figure that he believes should be feared, but Strickland in the fight showed no fear. Israel will gang up and try to get back into another fight with him to try to regain his middleweight championship.

Israel has a better idea of what he will face in their next fight and will be very prepared for it.

[YuginKadoya]

Round 1 - UFC 0:27, this was the time when Adesanya made a huge mistake and Strickland professionally and immediately used that opportunity and brutally attacked him. But since that moment, it turned into a boring fight because there was just some walk and some kicks from both sides, there was not an action anymore. To be honest, I was expecting this fight to be as amazing as Jon Jones vs Alexander Gustafsson but it failed for me.

By the way, the thing that I learnt is that I should always bet opposite of what Drake bets because he never wins and if I were an athlete, I would kill Drake if he was about to bet on me . There is even an internet sensation The Drake Curse.

In that 1st round Adesanya and his crew didn't make any adjustments for sure Eugene Bareman should have been prepared for this kind of situation by having a Plan B if Plan A didn't work but instead, they stayed in this situation and just hoped for the best which is not a typical trainer should do, going out there without any plans at all, for sure takedowns will get Sean Strickland but there are no takedowns at all, for sure he can go with the takedowns after all he keeps showing it in his training videos,


Now my bets and pick results

Israel Adesanya VS Sean Strickland ROUND 5 - DECISION - LOST

This is kind of a shocker At the same time there is something on the back of my head that Strickland might get a win over Adesanya and he did, Sean Strickland is doing it with just basic skills, so for sure his boxing was on another level, while Israel Adesanaya wasn't really near Stricklands striking and defense for sure that round 1 was enough for the judges to see who really won the fight, it was the total defense of Strickland that lead him winning against Adesanaya there is something really odd with Sean Strickland when I am watching him against Abus Magomedov I should have seen it from there but because I was betting in favor of Izzy I was really blinded,

Tai Tuivasa VS Alexander Volkov ROUND 2 - SUBMISSION - WIN

It was a hard fight for Alexander Volkov for sure but this fight proven that he is a better fighter than Tai Tuivasa and that technical striking of Volkov is really something that when tai Tuivasa proven that his durability was on another level Alexander Volkov resulted with the Submission, for sure it was a great fight for Alexander Volkov getting a submission win over Tai Tuivasa,

Justin Tafa VS Austen Lane ROUND 1 - KO/TKO - LOST

This is really something that many anticipated Justin Tafa surely got the power needed to knockout Austen Lane, I really thought that Lane could go with the submission and submit Tafa in this division but for sure it was a hard fight for him, and it was a fight that ended quickly to quick that Justin Tafa really has a scary fast punch for sure that Austen Lane didn't see,

[tokeweed]

Well deserved victory for Sean Stickland over Adesanya and he shocked the entire UFC universe by becoming champ last night! Now , I do think Adesanya will get his revenge and another title fight , but I really cannot see him defeating Sean if he doesn't come with a solid strategy because last night , he had none!  

Israel maybe did not expect the boldness of Strickland in the fight, for Adesanya, he has a figure that he believes should be feared, but Strickland in the fight showed no fear. Israel will gang up and try to get back into another fight with him to try to regain his middleweight championship.

Israel has a better idea of what he will face in their next fight and will be very prepared for it.

Adesanya didn't expect how Strickland fought?  Don't think so...  It was the craziest part of the match imho.  Strickland brought totally nothing new and fought the same way he does in all of his matches.  Didn't bring anything unexpected and yet Adesanya looked like he wasn't prepared for it.  I mean wow...  How??

Anyway, here's the post fight conference guys...  Congrats to all you brave degens who took Strickland.

UFC 293:  Post Fight Press Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpxZdLcsbIE

[bittraffic]

People must have lost in this fight, seemingly confident about Adesanya winning this fight including me. He look so invincible even to his previous opponents, pretty sure he can hit anyone standing right in front of him but suddenly Adesanya turned so dull in this fight. Seemed exposed already. Who would have thought someone with just as simple strategy and going just straight jabs could get through Adesanya.

When Adesanya was knocked the first time, it would have been over if it wasn't Strickland but someone with good wrestling then went ahead jumping right on top of him and choke.

[TopTort777]

lol. Just lol. Such an unexpected outcome in main event. Is this the begging of the end of Izzy era? 4 fight, 2 losses, 2 wins. Zebra record. Plus boring fights previously and lack of early finishes lately. Dont thing that we gonna get a rematch this time.

[Hirose UK]

Well deserved victory for Sean Stickland over Adesanya and he shocked the entire UFC universe by becoming champ last night! Now , I do think Adesanya will get his revenge and another title fight , but I really cannot see him defeating Sean if he doesn't come with a solid strategy because last night , he had none! 

It was a great fight for Stickland because he was able to win the title held by Adesanya and in that fight I thought Adesanya would lose in the first round when Stickland knocked and a wild attack.
If in the first round Adesanya really lost by knockout to Stickland perhaps he would be a fighter with deep shame only he could survive until the final round and suffer defeat due to the referee decision with a fairly significant point difference.
From this defeat it looks like Adesanya will become a challenger again for Stickland and fight for his championship title again.

Congratulations to Stickland who succeeded in getting his first UFC title.

[bittraffic]

lol. Just lol. Such an unexpected outcome in main event. Is this the begging of the end of Izzy era? 4 fight, 2 losses, 2 wins. Zebra record. Plus boring fights previously and lack of early finishes lately. Dont thing that we gonna get a rematch this time.

Its still a decision though. Adesanya might just get a quick rematch just as he did with Pereira. Dana will protect his cash cow which Adesanya has unlimited rematch request. He is still one of the top fighters in UFC.

But this is if the fans want it. And they might as well just give a 3rd rematch clause if Izzy wins in the 2nd. Refusing like he did with Pereira was just unacceptable. Alex might not move up if he just accept 3rd time.

[pawel7777]

lol. Just lol. Such an unexpected outcome in main event. Is this the begging of the end of Izzy era? 4 fight, 2 losses, 2 wins. Zebra record. Plus boring fights previously and lack of early finishes lately. Dont thing that we gonna get a rematch this time.

The crazy thing was that Sean was pretty open on what his tactic will be - keep pressing forward and looking for a brawl. Yet, Izzy seemed completely unprepared. Although it might be that he suffered some damage in the first round and never recovered.
But I think there will be a re-match, simply because it would be the most entertaining (and therefore most profitable) match-up. Although setting up Strickland Vs Du Plessis and Adesnaya Vs Cimaev (if he defeats Costa) would also make some sense.
UFC may be a bit tired of automatically granting re-matches to former champions though, it almost seems like it's becoming a rule. There are 2 good reasons for denying Adesanya an immediate rematch: 1 - he got one recently against Pereira, 2 - this wasn't a close or controversial fight, nor did he lose by a lucky punch. He was dominated in almost every round and showed no real fighting spirit (i.e. he didn't push hard in the last round and wasn't looking for a knock-out, even knowing that was his only chance of winning).

Anyhow, congrats to Sean, I hope he manages to stay on the top for a while.

[OgNasty]

lol. Just lol. Such an unexpected outcome in main event. Is this the begging of the end of Izzy era? 4 fight, 2 losses, 2 wins. Zebra record. Plus boring fights previously and lack of early finishes lately. Dont thing that we gonna get a rematch this time.

This fight was definitely a bit of a let down for Izzy fans. Adding insult to injury Strickland is out here today saying that he felt like he was fighting an amateur based on the punches that Izzy was throwing. I don’t know if this was lack of preparation, a dive for gambling profits, or if Izzy just wasn’t feeling it, but he’s got something to prove again…

[pawel7777]

This fight was definitely a bit of a let down for Izzy fans. Adding insult to injury Strickland is out here today saying that he felt like he was fighting an amateur based on the punches that Izzy was throwing. I don’t know if this was lack of preparation, a dive for gambling profits, or if Izzy just wasn’t feeling it, but he’s got something to prove again…

On top of that, Strickland managed to get a big portion of the audience to cheer for him, which is a very rare sight.
There's no way that loss did not cause some mental damage to Izzy. You could tell just by looking at him refusing to participate in the post-fight conference. Probably it would be easier for him to recover if he was KO'ed in the 1st, as he could just blame it on Strickland being lucky etc.