I don’t think he would lose but he definitely wouldn’t dominate as much. Izzy imo has fought the much more well rounded fighters and ones Anderson would have struggled tremendously with. I do think prime Silva probably beats Izzy though but who the hell can say for sure. 99% of silva’s success was mentally defeating fighters before they ever got in the cage - same with Fedor and Jon Jones
Prime Anderson would likely crush Izzy. He had way more power and he was a better grappler. Their fight was close when Anderson was well out of his prime.
@@clipsedrag13 yeah that is true. I like Izzy a lot and he’s really good but he’s more of a counter striker. Anderson was far more aggressive with way more power.
@@user-py7uh3wj9d it’s just people talking about a topic they enjoy. If it’s cringe then aren’t you the same cringe for engaging and taking an opinion as well? Don’t be a tool. People are just having fun.
Nah they should always do „best of 5“ for title matches so we end up in a Moreno - Figgy loop. 😋 So annoying. Even though Alex knocked him out I agree with the rematch as Izzy had a couple of title defenses. But not now, especially how they turned DDP down and mocking him for not taking the fight because of an injury.
He made Izzy’s striking look average. I couldn’t be happier for him, I had a silly little bet with my mate and he gave me 3 to 1 odds so I took £75 off him.
@@HiImRawr you should stick to video games and anime my friend. Izzy looked terrible, because Sean's non stop pressure made him look like that, not because his night was off. Happens all the time with people who havent even trained for 6-7 years. You watch a few UFC events here and there with beer, friends and pizza, and think you have an idea about the game. Lmao.
What really blew my mind was how Well Sean's defense made Izzy's striking unsuccessful & unable to land any flush strikes. I was surprised that izzy didn't make any adjustments & approach things differently/change things up, anything, but Izzy has sorta been stuck in this same fighting approach & it's totally opposite from his style bender name and in my opinion that's the way izzy will find success again is if he reconnects to his Style diversity roots. Utilize all weapons, try whatever unfolds in a fight instead of just sticking to a structured "gameplan" idk... That's just what it seems from the outside looking in.. best of wishes to each guy.
He never had a different approach lol he's a counterstriker and waits for people to come to him. His only offense is leg kicks. Sean's defense and pressure was too on point for Izzy's style to work. Don't be surprised if Izzy loses the rematch and has to wait for someone else to beat Sean
The immediate rematch does NOT make sense, in any way except for money. Izzy needs a break and time to recover, he's been fighting top level dudes almost nonstop for years now. On top of that, he's lost the belt twice this year, and lost 2 out of 3 of his last fights. It's time to let some fresh blood and newer guys who have earned a shot at it get a chance.
@@samhinton1782 Because Anderson absolutely dominated fights, where Izzy has had some very competitive back-and-forth fights. It’s not even the same comparison
I think Izzy is better at certain aspects of the game than Silva. Silva was soooo dangerous though. You never knew where the finish was coming from. It's honestly closeer than alot of people wanna admit. Silva was absolutely the best of the best but Izzy is a new class of fighter. (God I hate Izzy too. He is a trash person and a boring fight to watch most times.)
2 in a row?!!!!!!! For a dominant 6x champ who arguably is the greatest MW of all time. Nah Izzy deserves the rematch, we saw what happened when he gets a rematch, the game plan was poor from Izzy this time around definitely something going on behind the scenes we don’t know of.
Strickland's defense paired with stamina, ability to make others fight his fight and speed is unmatched. He is not the most well rounded or powerful but dang it was a chess match!!!
Say what you will but if you can force your style on the opponent, you've halfway won. That might be his best skill. Also - speed... precision ... and endless amount of stamina. No weaknesses - at least didn't see any in this fight. Grapple defense no problem ever. Checking leg kicks. Nothing getting to him.
I've never been more happier for a new champion. As far back as I can remember, this was it. Good on Sean man. He endured the rough upbringing as a kid to become the middleweight champ.
@@DYNAMITE_01 not really all that ass whooping Anderson dished out in the division has nothing to do with being a hater lol izzy would have struggled with Dan Henderson and Rich Franklin great fighters Anderson gave a beating
Not even the biggest Izzy fan, but humiliated is pretty crazy. This man is just coming off of one of the biggest victories of his career in the same year only a few months back, not only did he barley get time to rest after fighting high level fighters every few months, but he also was gearing up to fight DDP before Sean, a fighter trained by Alex/Izzy's biggest opponent stepped in. I agree his performance wasn't good, but the man is a warrior. Jumping into a training camp directly after the Alex fight is insane.
Sean Strickland sparred with Alex who is bigger and around the same reach as Izzy. Alex fought Izzy 4 times winning 3. That for sure had alot to do with the distance management. But also Sean is physically tough and defensively sound enough to walk him down.
he fought so smart. my fav fight. i was on the edge of my seat the whole time knowing izzy could end it at any time. so fucking good. underdog understated. determination and desire!
He then said prime silva would have given izzy a run for his money... izzy is the better pure striker. Anderson is easily the better fighter, but izzy is great.
Yeah not sure if Joe playing dumb or just pretending he knew what they were talking about. I rewinded the fight at the time and couldn't make out what Israel said so not sure how Joe could in a room full of people. The fact the dog stuff was the most prominent thing in Izzys mind makes me wonder if being exposed as having a dog fetish destroyed his confidence for the fight 😂😂
@@gnomechonkyizzy has said it was his best friend multiple times. And sure you can call your friend your best friend. Probably just a misunderstanding on Joe's part.
is it though? look at izzy's record. so many decisions. his fights, for the most part, are boring. he relies on the opponent not doing enough rather than imposing his force and taking everything from his opponent.
@@carcrash541 you damage your own leg from checking a kick bud, but the kicker also receives the same damage which equals out. Tell me you've never trained without telling me.
Imagine if Brendan had to be the only announcer for a fight and he’s just sitting there in awkward silence. Starting a sentence but not finishing it because no one else is there to steal from🤣
@@BillBagBargensonsBargernobody will give him that. Crazy year man all 3 of his fights this year he been rocked I was amazed he won that second fight with Alex i had him losing that 1 lol. Man people won't give him his due but the division will be lesser when he's gone. Izzy brought out the best Alex and best Sean we would never see either without izzy holding the belt. Guy is a weirdo but man he will fight anyone.
It was a crazy fight, I'd never seen Sean fight other than the Pereira fight where he looked awful and got knocked out. Everyone was saying Izzy is gonna dominate this guy but it was the opposite. Izzy looked terrible and at the end he was gassed and hurt. Don't think he landed a single significant blow on Sean.
Funny you say that. Strickland reminds me of an evil Forrest Griffin. Similar fighter. Sean may have cleaner boxing. We seem what Anderson did to Forrest in their primes. Silva was different.
they did that to elevate Seans win. Izzy didn't do much but it was obvious Joe was bias as hell right from the opening bell. Prime Silva would not have let a 5'10" Gastellum bust his face up.
Strickland caused this with his constant plotting pressure and fundamentals with his front kick 1-2, he simply outstruck adesanya which is crazy but it just happened. He’s the only one of adesanya opponent to implement a plan this successful, Izzy couldn’t even hit Sean Strickland clean once, Strickland is now undeniably the real deal of the middleweight division. TIME TO PUT SOME RESPECT ON HIS NAME, HE BACKS UP THE TALK.
My problem with sean is his fighting is so basic that he doesnt seem like a great fighter. I would like to see how or if sean is able to defend the belt at all. That being said he definitely whooped izzy I am not sure what he was doing but he didnt look like the same man that knocked out alex
@@BKGclan4LIFEI don't think you see how well refined and polished those basic skills are, Izzy with all his amazing kickboxing and counter punching couldn't stand up against 1-2's, front kicks and being walked down. Sometimes the basics are all you need.
I don't know if anyone noticed but look at izzy's face before he got knocked down and after he got knocked down his eyes showed terror in the following rounds he didn't respect Strickland's defense and counters, What a fight.
While that'd be hilarious, you make the fight sound free for Pereira. Yeah, obviously Strickland looked foolish in their first fight, but he has clearly grown since then. Even Pereira had picked him to win against Adesanya, and they both clearly have a lot of respect for one another.
Alex won't fight Sean again. He's a LHW now and can barely get to 185. Only reason he even kept talking about it was just to fight Izzy again. Now he'll stay at 205 for good.
Losing the title on his first defense after regaining it removes Izzy from the middleweight GOAT conversation. Anderson would have never allowed such travesty to happen.
Especially not in this manner. Izzy had no idea what to do when his normal game plan goes caput. He is a phenomenal counter striker but it was only a matter of time before this happened because he didn't work on his weaknesses.
Anderson was lucky he managed to find the win in the first Chael fight. Anderson also was flatlined by a superior Weidman and never recovered. I would say that Israel's quality over Anderson's quantity puts him in the conversation.
@@Pricelukedbecause he was 38 in the first fight and snapped his leg in the rematch, everyone knew Silva was done after he snapped his leg. Nobody comes back after something like that and at that age.
Izzy got figured out, plain and simple. Sean did his home work and executed his game plan with flying colours. when someone is at the top long enough eventually they get figured, how long that takes depends on how good you are, we saw it with Silva, Ronda, and even GSP when he almost lost to hendricks. Perera was the first to put the blueprint out there on how to beat Izzy, and moving forward Izzy must make some serious adjustments and drastic changes to his style or else he will fall hard.
GSP fought Hendricks who was juiced to the gills in that fight. Given enough time all these fighters get their game found out and get beaten. Adesanya can't fight off his heels and under the constant pressure that Strickland put on him. Too many other fighters like Costa gave Adesanya too much room to move in and out at will which cost him the fight and Adesanya will not win fights that are taken to the mat. He is not a grappler and his opponents will find the holes in his game and exploit them from now on.
Nah, Izzy had a bad fight and Sean didn't give him an inch. Let's not get carried away. Izzy is still an elite striker he just was really slow and telegraphed everything. Sean managed the fight. But Izzy doesn't suddenly suck.
@@telquel7843 yeah he had a bad fight cause Sean strickland trained with Alex Sean has been in the ufc since 2010 when alex gave the blueprint to beat izzy he gave it to someone thats way more well rounded than him there's nothing else izzy could do but strike unlike his fight with alex where he could mix it up with a takedown or clinch
Prime Silva was just as fast with reflexes. The striking and IQ are very similar. The ex-factor. If the fight ever hit the floor, game over for Izzy. Anderson had more tools and therefore I would say a prime Anderson Silva was better despite fighting in an older era. When an out of prime Silva fought Izzy, he was a step behind, but by no means was Silva outclassed.
Izzy's striking isn't even on the same level. He's a one trick pony who can never lead the dance. If his opponent doesn't give it to him its an uneventful fight or they beat him. Silva was way more diverse in attacks and offensive. Better boxing, better head movement/rolling, flying knees, etc.
Correct. People have bad fight business sense if they think Adesanya gets an immediate rematch. If anything Strickland gets his rematch against Pereira.
Imagine Sean gets like 5-6 title defenses and starts becoming one of the best middleweights we have ever seen. Craziest sport ever. Likely not gonna happen but thats also what I thought about this fight.
Nothing likely or unlikely. Anything can happen. I don't think it was some fluke though. Strickland was the superior striker last night against Izzy and if Sean's ground game is anything close to his striking, then he's got as good a chance as any to remain champ for awhile.
Brendan- "Its 4 to 1, Maybe 5 to 0" Rogan- "I think its 5 to 0" Brendan- "I think its 5 to 0. Lol Brendan what in the fuck. Be your own man, stand on ur own two feet. Whenever Schaub is in front of Joe Rogan his confidence crumbles and he automatically agrees with EVERYTHING Joe says, and i mean literally every word, every sentence. Its maddening.
@@friedelspaghetti4329 Brendan seems to have a fragile ego and I'm sure the past year of drama has destroyed him. He's always been an asskisser to joe, but I do think the guy genuinely idolizes Rogan. He flew too close to the sun and is probably relegated to fight companions, and if he's ever allowed at the mothrship it'll be during open mic night
He does because without Joe Rogan Brendan wouldn’t be where he is now. Which kind of sucks for Brendan to feel that way because he was briefly in the NFL, and the UFC without Rogan making that happen. Not a bad run in his own.
@@ouvouvwevwavweenjat3566 I think he is a better striker plus he actually has submissions. Anderson lost his belt when he was almost forty. Issy is under 35 and lost it twice.
1:47 anyone who watched the fight remember at the end of one round Strickland corner was telling him to finish the fight and they didn’t want a boring decision ending ? Very smart to continue taking it slow Joe knew early
I think both anderson and machida were better than Izzy.. Izzy moves back like machida.. just not with as good footwork.. and machida would blitz and fuck people up which izzy never really does. Izzy wins fights most of the time by backing off and throwing weak ass pat pat leg kicks to score points. Sure MAchida had some boring fights too, but in most fights he atleast had a couple of blitzes. Anderson did not just have good striking.. He also had solid BJJ.
Machida was light heavy weight. But I think even Cheal Sonnen would off beaten Izzy. This is just a weak era in MMA with fighters like Vettori at number 3.
I really can not stand the chap. I was hoping Strickland KOs him. Either way I knew he was going to win this fight and humble that monkey clown. Won good money on this fight!
It’s funny watching this I was saying this we’ll watching the fight he looked so fresh. Never excreted much energy. He would throw 4 punches than lay back he never fatigue or look slow this whole fight. Stalked him and keeping the right distance to prevent him moving and striking from angles. This fight was 25 minutes of domination.
He beat your boy, no excuses, no bull shit, he beat him, 100, % you sorry , emarasing followers,. Show respect to the new champion, it was not a fluke at all, he just matured into what he said he could be a great fighter, took his chance and ran with it. Huge respect to Sean Strickland , you deserve it and best of luck for your future Xxx
Izzy knew that Sean showed up more than he expected and Izzy knew he didn't have a great fight. He got beat. It'll be interesting to see if Izzy can find it again or if this takes his belief.
Issy overlooked Sean thought he and was unprepared for a highly focused, patient, Sean. Great fight camp and plan for Sean's team. I love Izzy but gotta give respect to the new champ he put in the work and took the belt. Issy by rights should get rematch if wanted. Would love to see how he adapts
joe is so annoying saying izzy could be the greatest mw and prime anderson would give him a run prime anderson would absolutely demolish izzy izzy couldnt finish a washed silva
95% of people thought izzy was going to beat sean (proven by the betting line) and he still lost. so for you to say that YOU KNOW WITH 100% CERTAINTY who would win between silva and izzy...is insane. people like you are an embarrassment to life. you don't know, nobody knows, just like the outcome of sean vs izzy. i bet you you talk a whole bunch of shit on instagram because you just cant help yourself.
Fr Izzy lost Rob in their 2nd fight and ran away in so many fights... Anderson Silva had 9 title defenses in a row and knocked out every opponent in crazy fashion and Anderson was not even oversized like Izzy. Izzy has such a big Advantage because hes like the biggest Middleweight ever 6'4 80 inch reach lol he can keep all his opponents at range.. Anderson was normally sized.. Also Izzy is only Champion because the Middleweight division has beem the worst division in the UFC for years now.. Izzy never even faced 1 good grappler/wrestler its sad Middleweight is full of cans for years now Only now with Khamzat, Dricus and Bo Nickal actua really good fighters and World class Wrestlers are coming into 185 they all would have ragdolled the Last Dog Molester 😂😂
I just hope all the best for his brain health, and that in that case he doesnt become a mix of them because both of those guys are royally fucked hahahhah.
Wanted Sean to win, genuinely i thought that he couldnt do it and i mean 0 chance, but still wanted him to, and boom he proved hes so much better than we all think Makes you think about what wouldve happened if Romero pushed the pace
No he is not better than Anderson
glad someone said it
Prime Anderson would lose to a lot of the top 10 in this era.
@@ValiantFox Nah. Lol.
@@ValiantFox no 😂
I don’t think he would lose but he definitely wouldn’t dominate as much. Izzy imo has fought the much more well rounded fighters and ones Anderson would have struggled tremendously with.
I do think prime Silva probably beats Izzy though but who the hell can say for sure. 99% of silva’s success was mentally defeating fighters before they ever got in the cage - same with Fedor and Jon Jones
“Izzy didn’t expect this. I guarantee it.” Thanks, Brandon
@Reacher667nobody cares
Put some respect on his name, it's Brendan 😂
Bright Brandon
Brenda@@roddas26
His comments are dicey to Say the least
Strickland saying "come on china man" at the end of the fight is crazy 😂
Been looking for a video of it but can’t find one.
Same. Can’t find it.
😅👏👏👏
NAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH sean always cooks
He wasn't he was saying fight back.
Broke Joe's heart in half! And broke Dana's brain into PIECES!
Dana's face when he was putting the belt on strickland was comical 😂. He looked devastated.
Prime Anderson would likely crush Izzy. He had way more power and he was a better grappler. Their fight was close when Anderson was well out of his prime.
He was more efficient and retained his energy
@@clipsedrag13 yeah that is true. I like Izzy a lot and he’s really good but he’s more of a counter striker. Anderson was far more aggressive with way more power.
ANDERSON HAD CHICKEN LEGS LMAO GROWN MEN ARGUEING ABOUT WHICH MAN IS STRONGER CRINGE WARRIORS OF THE OLD TIMES WOULD DESTROY ALLL THESE GUYS
@@user-py7uh3wj9d it’s just people talking about a topic they enjoy. If it’s cringe then aren’t you the same cringe for engaging and taking an opinion as well? Don’t be a tool. People are just having fun.
@@user-py7uh3wj9danime dweeb coming to defend a fellow anime dweeb
Two title losses in a year and was dominated in the second loss. Automatic rematches need to end. This fight wasn't close.
Nah they should always do „best of 5“ for title matches so we end up in a Moreno - Figgy loop. 😋 So annoying. Even though Alex knocked him out I agree with the rematch as Izzy had a couple of title defenses. But not now, especially how they turned DDP down and mocking him for not taking the fight because of an injury.
Exactly
Stricklands defence was beyond amazing!
He made Izzy’s striking look average. I couldn’t be happier for him, I had a silly little bet with my mate and he gave me 3 to 1 odds so I took £75 off him.
Philly shell masterclass, with Pereira like leg checking. Insane that he can pull off both. Just insane.
Stooppppp he looked the same as ever izzy just looked terrible
Defense. Learn English you low iq lazy idiot
@@HiImRawr you should stick to video games and anime my friend. Izzy looked terrible, because Sean's non stop pressure made him look like that, not because his night was off. Happens all the time with people who havent even trained for 6-7 years. You watch a few UFC events here and there with beer, friends and pizza, and think you have an idea about the game. Lmao.
What really blew my mind was how Well Sean's defense made Izzy's striking unsuccessful & unable to land any flush strikes. I was surprised that izzy didn't make any adjustments & approach things differently/change things up, anything, but Izzy has sorta been stuck in this same fighting approach & it's totally opposite from his style bender name and in my opinion that's the way izzy will find success again is if he reconnects to his Style diversity roots. Utilize all weapons, try whatever unfolds in a fight instead of just sticking to a structured "gameplan" idk... That's just what it seems from the outside looking in.. best of wishes to each guy.
He was scared the whole fight !!!
He never had a different approach lol he's a counterstriker and waits for people to come to him. His only offense is leg kicks. Sean's defense and pressure was too on point for Izzy's style to work. Don't be surprised if Izzy loses the rematch and has to wait for someone else to beat Sean
@@vivaeuropa This is 100% not true.
stop commenting on all things mma if you don't know wtf you're talking about
He runs away instead of changing , it worked but this was a psycho that has unlimited gas and wants to fight.
The immediate rematch does NOT make sense, in any way except for money. Izzy needs a break and time to recover, he's been fighting top level dudes almost nonstop for years now. On top of that, he's lost the belt twice this year, and lost 2 out of 3 of his last fights. It's time to let some fresh blood and newer guys who have earned a shot at it get a chance.
Not only that, he got outclassed by Sean
Besides maybe Du Plessis and Cannonier, who is this new blood you speak of? The Top 7 has been the same for the last four years.
@@Obiodum_agreed lol, noone rlly moving up the ranks
The rematch is the only fight that makes sense in the division. There are no other contenders really
@@Obiodum_ lots of top 15 Sean hasn't fought yet.
Izzy is not better than prime Silva... Thats absurd.
Why is that absurd?
@@samhinton1782
Because Anderson absolutely dominated fights, where Izzy has had some very competitive back-and-forth fights. It’s not even the same comparison
I think Izzy is better at certain aspects of the game than Silva. Silva was soooo dangerous though. You never knew where the finish was coming from. It's honestly closeer than alot of people wanna admit. Silva was absolutely the best of the best but Izzy is a new class of fighter. (God I hate Izzy too. He is a trash person and a boring fight to watch most times.)
@@samhinton1782Prime Izzy fought a 44 year old Silva and it was kind of close, enough said
@@eastwood111Maybe that would suggest that the competition now is better now than what Anderson faced?
Joe’s face and mannerisms while watching is like me watching my wife park the car
It's crazy how quickly Bryan picked up on what was happening. Strickland looked like the champ the entire fight.
No rematch, wasn't close, wasn't a fluke.....pure domination. Let Izzy go win 2 in a row
Yeah Izzy looked pretty average. Gotta give someone else a chance.
one vs dricus is enough mate ;)
2 in a row?!!!!!!! For a dominant 6x champ who arguably is the greatest MW of all time. Nah Izzy deserves the rematch, we saw what happened when he gets a rematch, the game plan was poor from Izzy this time around definitely something going on behind the scenes we don’t know of.
Idiots
Izzy begged for this fight, who did Sean beat?? Izzy is getting his rematch you little fucker.
Didn’t see Strickland’s focus break one time. Steady as a rock.
He lost focus quite a bit in round 2 IMO. The "snake charmer" comment totally set him back on track at the end of that round imo.
His calmness was incredible. Adesanya could barely even hit him.
@@MrSleepyVoicegood eye
People keep mentioning Sean’s checking of leg kicks, but I’m way more impressed with all the head kicks he blocked.
Strickland's defense paired with stamina, ability to make others fight his fight and speed is unmatched. He is not the most well rounded or powerful but dang it was a chess match!!!
Sean vs DDP is the fight to make
Say what you will but if you can force your style on the opponent, you've halfway won. That might be his best skill. Also - speed... precision ... and endless amount of stamina. No weaknesses - at least didn't see any in this fight. Grapple defense no problem ever. Checking leg kicks. Nothing getting to him.
DDP should still call for the Izzy fight legitimizing his African beef with him and Strickland should fight winner of Paulo and chimaev
I've never been more happier for a new champion. As far back as I can remember, this was it. Good on Sean man. He endured the rough upbringing as a kid to become the middleweight champ.
Same however when Grasso won I was beside myself. I called the Grasso victory.
What you said!!! Made my millennium! Upset of the century!!!!!
It's insane how people really think Izzy would whoop Anderson Silva in his prime
Casuals think that lol
It’s be a closer fight than Izzy haters think
Izzy had some trouble with the post-leg break, old husk of his former self version of Silva, no way would he beat prime Silva
@@DYNAMITE_01 not really all that ass whooping Anderson dished out in the division has nothing to do with being a hater lol izzy would have struggled with Dan Henderson and Rich Franklin great fighters Anderson gave a beating
Styles make fights. Yall are casuals
Sean didn’t just win he humiliated gynobender 😂😂😂
Gynobender😂😂😂
@@combatsportsworld2504 holy shit gynobender , just killed em
Sean had gyno for this fight
Not even the biggest Izzy fan, but humiliated is pretty crazy. This man is just coming off of one of the biggest victories of his career in the same year only a few months back, not only did he barley get time to rest after fighting high level fighters every few months, but he also was gearing up to fight DDP before Sean, a fighter trained by Alex/Izzy's biggest opponent stepped in. I agree his performance wasn't good, but the man is a warrior. Jumping into a training camp directly after the Alex fight is insane.
Israel Tatasanya
Those leg kick checks and forward movement with patience were the game changers.
Can you imagine if Yoel Romero decided to do the same thing
Sean Strickland sparred with Alex who is bigger and around the same reach as Izzy. Alex fought Izzy 4 times winning 3. That for sure had alot to do with the distance management. But also Sean is physically tough and defensively sound enough to walk him down.
Strickland deserved to win a belt, I just never thought it was going to be against Izzy with such domination.
he fought so smart. my fav fight. i was on the edge of my seat the whole time knowing izzy could end it at any time. so fucking good. underdog understated. determination and desire!
I'm Soo glad peria and Strickland became friends and train together both solid good dudes that deserve a good friend on the same level as each other
Long live Sean Strickland the Real KING 👏
Now this sentence makes sense Bro.
😂😂
Amen
the king of those abused and abandoned by society who were able to free themselves from their misery.
The first real Champion of the people.
Rogan saying Izzy is better than Anderson is almost as bad as when he said Ronda would beat Floyd
Idk if Ronda could but people with 0 ground game are easy to pick apart by a technical oponent
Schuab’s redactedness rubbed off on him. Spending any amount of time around him lowers brain activity
Or “The machida era”
He then said prime silva would have given izzy a run for his money... izzy is the better pure striker. Anderson is easily the better fighter, but izzy is great.
She would, though.
UFC Sean Strickland NUMBER 8 on the Pound for Pound List. That’s magical. Way to go Sean
Joe geeked out that first 20 seconds 😂
The tattoo wasn't of Izzys friend, it was a tattoo of his DOG, he was pleading with Strickland not to bring up the dog stuff again in the post fight
Yeah not sure if Joe playing dumb or just pretending he knew what they were talking about. I rewinded the fight at the time and couldn't make out what Israel said so not sure how Joe could in a room full of people. The fact the dog stuff was the most prominent thing in Izzys mind makes me wonder if being exposed as having a dog fetish destroyed his confidence for the fight 😂😂
@@pierer91 Def Joe playing dumb, everyone knows it was his dog
@@pierer91his dog died, you cunt..
@@pierer91he was asking Strickland to not talk about his dog anymore.
@@gnomechonkyizzy has said it was his best friend multiple times. And sure you can call your friend your best friend. Probably just a misunderstanding on Joe's part.
To lose unanimously as the champion is crazy….
he lost anonymously
is it though? look at izzy's record. so many decisions. his fights, for the most part, are boring. he relies on the opponent not doing enough rather than imposing his force and taking everything from his opponent.
A majority of UFC title fights are won by decision. Tbh most fights are lol. That’s why KOs and subs are so fun to watch.
And then they want a rematch
not really lol, it happens
What’s crazy is watching Izzy run from Sean screaming at him with his hands down at the end of the fight.
0 :14 Joe's face 😂😂😂 that's a face of losing a lot of money on a bet 😭😭
Whats crazy is izzy threw over 40 leg kicks and sean checked almost all of them his legs were barely hurt
Sean loves fighting, I'm sure his legs were hurting, euphoria can hide all sorts of pains.
@@bluntly8760 his legs were probably only sore from checking, his legs were not damaged at all
@@carcrash541 you damage your own leg from checking a kick bud, but the kicker also receives the same damage which equals out.
Tell me you've never trained without telling me.
@@bluntly8760 damn this guy trains
@@bluntly8760 checking hurts way less than getting checked? what are you talking about
Rogan “oh my god”
Shwaub “oh ma gaaaaawd!!”
Rogan “he got cracked”
Shwaub “he got CRACKKEDDD!!!”
Brendon is like a guy who gets to sit with the cool kids and doesnt want to say the wrong thing
I like how Brendan just repeats whatever Rogan and callen says.
5:26
5:31
Joe: 5:0
Brendan: I think its 5:0
Imagine if Brendan had to be the only announcer for a fight and he’s just sitting there in awkward silence. Starting a sentence but not finishing it because no one else is there to steal from🤣
Izzy took Strickland for a joke... now whos laughing. cant sleep on anyone in the UFC or you might literally sleep
he said he was taking him seriously
@@nzbg1132Izzy said , I'm serious ... but behind the door he was not taking Sean serious .
izzy looked off, where was the gynobender shit
@@BillBagBargensonsBargernobody will give him that. Crazy year man all 3 of his fights this year he been rocked I was amazed he won that second fight with Alex i had him losing that 1 lol. Man people won't give him his due but the division will be lesser when he's gone. Izzy brought out the best Alex and best Sean we would never see either without izzy holding the belt. Guy is a weirdo but man he will fight anyone.
yea i had to look up his age bc i thought maybe he was out of his prime, dude is the most active fighter@@zack6892
SHOUTOUT the tv in the background reflecting the fight 📺
It was a crazy fight, I'd never seen Sean fight other than the Pereira fight where he looked awful and got knocked out. Everyone was saying Izzy is gonna dominate this guy but it was the opposite. Izzy looked terrible and at the end he was gassed and hurt. Don't think he landed a single significant blow on Sean.
They lost me when they said Izzy is better than Anderson in his prime. It’s just not true, Joe has forgotten what Silva truly was in his prime
Funny you say that. Strickland reminds me of an evil Forrest Griffin. Similar fighter. Sean may have cleaner boxing. We seem what Anderson did to Forrest in their primes. Silva was different.
Hes paid to promote the current guys. He has no real.opinions
they did that to elevate Seans win. Izzy didn't do much but it was obvious Joe was bias as hell right from the opening bell. Prime Silva would not have let a 5'10" Gastellum bust his face up.
@JONNYM-ox4bo what a dummy comment . If Anderson Silva was fighting today ,he would follow the sport evolution as well .
Joe said it cause izzy backed up Joe during his racist word scandal.
Strickland caused this with his constant plotting pressure and fundamentals with his front kick 1-2, he simply outstruck adesanya which is crazy but it just happened. He’s the only one of adesanya opponent to implement a plan this successful, Izzy couldn’t even hit Sean Strickland clean once, Strickland is now undeniably the real deal of the middleweight division. TIME TO PUT SOME RESPECT ON HIS NAME, HE BACKS UP THE TALK.
plodding not plotting
My problem with sean is his fighting is so basic that he doesnt seem like a great fighter. I would like to see how or if sean is able to defend the belt at all. That being said he definitely whooped izzy I am not sure what he was doing but he didnt look like the same man that knocked out alex
He didnt give him space he needs to set up his offense. Completely shut him down.
@@BKGclan4LIFEI don't think you see how well refined and polished those basic skills are, Izzy with all his amazing kickboxing and counter punching couldn't stand up against 1-2's, front kicks and being walked down. Sometimes the basics are all you need.
@@bazzascott8935 Well said...
I don't know if anyone noticed but look at izzy's face before he got knocked down and after he got knocked down his eyes showed terror in the following rounds he didn't respect Strickland's defense and counters, What a fight.
I have not seen the fight yet. All I have seen are highlights. Can’t wait.
I was analyzing Sean’s defense . That Philly shell was impenetrable. Time for Alex to go collect that belt 😂
That’s the fight to make!!
While that'd be hilarious, you make the fight sound free for Pereira. Yeah, obviously Strickland looked foolish in their first fight, but he has clearly grown since then. Even Pereira had picked him to win against Adesanya, and they both clearly have a lot of respect for one another.
If only they weren't friends so that sucks. Alex said he won't go down anymore now that jizzy lost 😂
I noticed that as well
Alex won't fight Sean again. He's a LHW now and can barely get to 185. Only reason he even kept talking about it was just to fight Izzy again. Now he'll stay at 205 for good.
"Anybody speaks"
Schlaub, "I agree."
Imagine watching UFC on TV while having Joe Rogan commentate to you in person
Losing the title on his first defense after regaining it removes Izzy from the middleweight GOAT conversation. Anderson would have never allowed such travesty to happen.
Especially not in this manner. Izzy had no idea what to do when his normal game plan goes caput. He is a phenomenal counter striker but it was only a matter of time before this happened because he didn't work on his weaknesses.
What about when Weidman flatlined him cuz he was fuckin off?
Anderson was lucky he managed to find the win in the first Chael fight. Anderson also was flatlined by a superior Weidman and never recovered. I would say that Israel's quality over Anderson's quantity puts him in the conversation.
@@Pricelukedbecause he was 38 in the first fight and snapped his leg in the rematch, everyone knew Silva was done after he snapped his leg. Nobody comes back after something like that and at that age.
Sean had to push izzy to be moving on pressure that led him to not set traps
The STYLE BENDER got BENT OVER 😂😂😂
"give them the microfone, if I was there..." hahahhaha during the knock down he'd pop up out of nowhere with the micro on Izzy's face
Joe: “Get a mic on him, if I was there…”
Flashback to interviewing freshly knocked out fighters 😂😅
🤣🤣🤣
i think he sat down next to McGregor with a snapped leg. 😂
He'd be the cop to interrogate you frest out the coma.
Izzy got figured out, plain and simple. Sean did his home work and executed his game plan with flying colours. when someone is at the top long enough eventually they get figured, how long that takes depends on how good you are, we saw it with Silva, Ronda, and even GSP when he almost lost to hendricks. Perera was the first to put the blueprint out there on how to beat Izzy, and moving forward Izzy must make some serious adjustments and drastic changes to his style or else he will fall hard.
Agreed
GSP fought Hendricks who was juiced to the gills in that fight. Given enough time all these fighters get their game found out and get beaten. Adesanya can't fight off his heels and under the constant pressure that Strickland put on him. Too many other fighters like Costa gave Adesanya too much room to move in and out at will which cost him the fight and Adesanya will not win fights that are taken to the mat. He is not a grappler and his opponents will find the holes in his game and exploit them from now on.
Nah, Izzy had a bad fight and Sean didn't give him an inch.
Let's not get carried away. Izzy is still an elite striker he just was really slow and telegraphed everything. Sean managed the fight. But Izzy doesn't suddenly suck.
@@telquel7843 yeah he had a bad fight cause Sean strickland trained with Alex Sean has been in the ufc since 2010 when alex gave the blueprint to beat izzy he gave it to someone thats way more well rounded than him there's nothing else izzy could do but strike unlike his fight with alex where he could mix it up with a takedown or clinch
No one gives Jan credit. He was the first to beat Izzy in MMA and it didn’t have to do with weight.
It’s funny, whenever a fight is put on. People start assuming a Philosopher’s pose! 😂💀😂
Prime Silva was just as fast with reflexes. The striking and IQ are very similar. The ex-factor. If the fight ever hit the floor, game over for Izzy. Anderson had more tools and therefore I would say a prime Anderson Silva was better despite fighting in an older era. When an out of prime Silva fought Izzy, he was a step behind, but by no means was Silva outclassed.
True. The most important parte is the múltiples tools Anderson had
Prime for prime Anderson deff comes on top if he takes the fight serious
Izzy was close to prime Anderson but not there just yet. I said that he should’ve gotten 2 more title defenses and he will be on Andersons level
I'd say prime Silva had more power too
Izzy's striking isn't even on the same level. He's a one trick pony who can never lead the dance. If his opponent doesn't give it to him its an uneventful fight or they beat him. Silva was way more diverse in attacks and offensive. Better boxing, better head movement/rolling, flying knees, etc.
Should not be a rematch, he already used his automatic rematch privileges against Pereira. Let Adesanya win at least one fight before a title shot.
Correct. People have bad fight business sense if they think Adesanya gets an immediate rematch. If anything Strickland gets his rematch against Pereira.
Why cant i find this anywhere anymore?
You got callen and shaub , Only one missing is eddie bravo , the old crew of JRE
Making MMA great again !!!
Imagine Sean gets like 5-6 title defenses and starts becoming one of the best middleweights we have ever seen. Craziest sport ever. Likely not gonna happen but thats also what I thought about this fight.
Khamzat 🐺 coming to collect all belts.
@@AhmedAli-sn2ie…it gonna be a hard cut to 135.
Nothing likely or unlikely. Anything can happen. I don't think it was some fluke though. Strickland was the superior striker last night against Izzy and if Sean's ground game is anything close to his striking, then he's got as good a chance as any to remain champ for awhile.
@@AhmedAli-sn2iethe steroid gorilla Dricus will stop Khamzat
That would be very cool, classic ufc
joe sitting there twitching looks like he is on the gear
that reaction to the drop was fun tho i was sounding just like brendan.
Brendan- "Its 4 to 1, Maybe 5 to 0"
Rogan- "I think its 5 to 0"
Brendan- "I think its 5 to 0.
Lol Brendan what in the fuck. Be your own man, stand on ur own two feet. Whenever Schaub is in front of Joe Rogan his confidence crumbles and he automatically agrees with EVERYTHING Joe says, and i mean literally every word, every sentence. Its maddening.
Even joe seems aware of it at this point. He's probably seen some of the compilations
@@friedelspaghetti4329 Brendan seems to have a fragile ego and I'm sure the past year of drama has destroyed him. He's always been an asskisser to joe, but I do think the guy genuinely idolizes Rogan. He flew too close to the sun and is probably relegated to fight companions, and if he's ever allowed at the mothrship it'll be during open mic night
Exactly!!!!! You see Brendan look at Joe before he changed his answer... Hes a clown when his first assesment 4-1 was accurate A.F.
When daddy speaks you listen.
He does because without Joe Rogan Brendan wouldn’t be where he is now. Which kind of sucks for Brendan to feel that way because he was briefly in the NFL, and the UFC without Rogan making that happen. Not a bad run in his own.
Adesanya is not better than Anderson.
The longer your career, the higher the chance you run into your own Chris Weidman 😭
Adesanya is slightly better idk what makes you think anderson is so much better
Never was, never will be.
@@ouvouvwevwavweenjat3566 I think he is a better striker plus he actually has submissions. Anderson lost his belt when he was almost forty. Issy is under 35 and lost it twice.
@joceja23the conversation was who is a better striker. Ground game is irrelevant to that conversation.
1:47 anyone who watched the fight remember at the end of one round Strickland corner was telling him to finish the fight and they didn’t want a boring decision ending ? Very smart to continue taking it slow Joe knew early
You guys are reactions are hilarious
I think both anderson and machida were better than Izzy..
Izzy moves back like machida.. just not with as good footwork.. and machida would blitz and fuck people up which izzy never really does.
Izzy wins fights most of the time by backing off and throwing weak ass pat pat leg kicks to score points. Sure MAchida had some boring fights too, but in most fights he atleast had a couple of blitzes.
Anderson did not just have good striking.. He also had solid BJJ.
Imo, Anderson clearly is still the goat, but let's see what the future brings to us
Machida is one of my favourites i dont think his fights are boring at all
@@iamamoghalfmanhalfdog5325 MAchida had some snoozefests, like when he fought Dan Henderson.. But he also has a lot of great fights.
@@sirmonkey3215 i agree its a different slower style but i appreciate his reserved and methodical way and he looks like just a random dude
Machida was light heavy weight. But I think even Cheal Sonnen would off beaten Izzy. This is just a weak era in MMA with fighters like Vettori at number 3.
I don't get the comparisons to Anderson. Anderson would have smoked Izzy.
You uhhhh know that Izzy fought him and won right
@@bobloblaw1070 the master roshi version...
@@bobloblaw1070an old ass version of Anderson….
@@bobloblaw1070Anderson was pushing 50
I back
Bang on the gear is joe here 😂😂❄️
They were SPAMMING the " OH MY GOD !" in the beginning of the video 😂😂
It was awesome watching izzy get humbled and stalked the entire fight
I really can not stand the chap. I was hoping Strickland KOs him. Either way I knew he was going to win this fight and humble that monkey clown. Won good money on this fight!
Brian is like when you watch fights with your pal who doesn’t have a clue bless him haha , got to love the guy 😅
"Oh my god this is wild this is crazy!😐"
Izzy is saying my jab isn’t working
I honestly think the presser affected izzy but sean also was outstanding he figured him out
Usman not better than GSP, Adesanya not better than silva
Exactly!
Even when he’s not in the arena Joe’s still commentating! 😂
Tripoli must be Joes favorite bottom & Callens favorite top
😂😂😂
Izzy only just beat Anderson when he was 10 years past his prime
and won by decision 😂
and barely won by a decision.
He also looked up to him. If he disliked Silva, he would've knocked him out.
@@MistanyycguyIzzy is trash, go cry about it
Izzy dreamed about this he made it happen
Sean straight made Izzy do a 360 spin like a Three Stooges character
You can see Rogan nodding his head as the same rhythm of Sean's punches 😂👊
It’s funny watching this I was saying this we’ll watching the fight he looked so fresh. Never excreted much energy. He would throw 4 punches than lay back he never fatigue or look slow this whole fight. Stalked him and keeping the right distance to prevent him moving and striking from angles. This fight was 25 minutes of domination.
Why would Izzy get an immediate rematch? He just won the belt back after an immediate rematch.
Money. Pay per view.
@@DrKFlares well yeah, you’re right about that shit.
I like you can see the reflection of the fight on the tv. Jamie should have kept that angle.
Strickland did say "No man that beats off to cartoons is beating me!" He's a man of his word.
honestly i wasnt surprised. he was determined and cared more
1:38 rogan touchin his nuts lmao
And schwab was thinking "I'll do that for you Joe!"
He beat your boy, no excuses, no bull shit, he beat him, 100, % you sorry , emarasing followers,.
Show respect to the new champion, it was not a fluke at all, he just matured into what he said he could be a great fighter, took his chance and ran with it.
Huge respect to Sean Strickland , you deserve it and best of luck for your future Xxx
most of the comments agree with you dude. lol
Bro way to be a sore winner. YOU are an embarrassing* follower and just make Sean fans look bad. Practically everyone agrees with you.
0:00 when your bet more than you afford
It's funny to hear Joe say "OHH RIGHT HAND" mid convo and me having flashbacks to izzy getting beat up . The pain
The way people swing off adesaynas nuts is mega cringe
Same thing he does to his dog
They're all gone now. Sean hunted them down over five rounds and now they're extinct
Izzy took the L like a real man even raised the new champs hand for him maximum respect well done Shaun put in the hard work to get where he’s at now
Izzy knew that Sean showed up more than he expected and Izzy knew he didn't have a great fight. He got beat.
It'll be interesting to see if Izzy can find it again or if this takes his belief.
He had no choice.
@@noplease9567 He did. He could’ve been pissy, made excuses, or just overall been a bad sport. He chose not to.
@@moflow8873he will make excuses, just wait for it.
Took it like a real man?? He didn't take an interview after, he dodged the post fight press conference. He didn't do anything like a real man
Schaub is like the little brother from the Sandlot when he's around Joe Rogan.
Issy overlooked Sean thought he and was unprepared for a highly focused, patient, Sean. Great fight camp and plan for Sean's team. I love Izzy but gotta give respect to the new champ he put in the work and took the belt. Issy by rights should get rematch if wanted. Would love to see how he adapts
joe is so annoying saying izzy could be the greatest mw and prime anderson would give him a run
prime anderson would absolutely demolish izzy
izzy couldnt finish a washed silva
95% of people thought izzy was going to beat sean (proven by the betting line) and he still lost. so for you to say that YOU KNOW WITH 100% CERTAINTY who would win between silva and izzy...is insane. people like you are an embarrassment to life. you don't know, nobody knows, just like the outcome of sean vs izzy. i bet you you talk a whole bunch of shit on instagram because you just cant help yourself.
Fr Izzy lost Rob in their 2nd fight and ran away in so many fights... Anderson Silva had 9 title defenses in a row and knocked out every opponent in crazy fashion and Anderson was not even oversized like Izzy. Izzy has such a big Advantage because hes like the biggest Middleweight ever 6'4 80 inch reach lol he can keep all his opponents at range.. Anderson was normally sized.. Also Izzy is only Champion because the Middleweight division has beem the worst division in the UFC for years now.. Izzy never even faced 1 good grappler/wrestler its sad Middleweight is full of cans for years now Only now with Khamzat, Dricus and Bo Nickal actua really good fighters and World class Wrestlers are coming into 185 they all would have ragdolled the Last Dog Molester 😂😂
I honestly think if silva and izzy fought today, it would be a close fight. No way Anderson would lose in his prime.
@@bluntly8760I don't think it would be close. Anderson in his prime was different. He knew how to finish a fight.
Izzy is NOT even in the same league as prime Silva
Is there a version without Brendan in it?
DE'SEAN "THE BLACK BEAST" STRICKLANDDDD
The fact Joe still allows Shwaub anywhere near his content is mind-boggling
That is still his friend regardless of what people on the internet think of him.
@@tommysoliz3064 I think you'd be surprised...
@@CrucialConflict. I’m not surprised that Shaub is sitting there.
@@tommysoliz3064 Joe probably feels sorry for him and doesn't want to tell him to F off.
@@CrucialConflict. He literally told Shaub to quit MMA to his face, if he wanted to tell him to leave his presence he would have.
Strickland is a perfect mix of an early trash-talking Nick Diaz-and the cracking punches and toughness of Justin Gaethje
I just hope all the best for his brain health, and that in that case he doesnt become a mix of them because both of those guys are royally fucked hahahhah.
Wanted Sean to win, genuinely i thought that he couldnt do it and i mean 0 chance, but still wanted him to, and boom he proved hes so much better than we all think
Makes you think about what wouldve happened if Romero pushed the pace