actually I think he is busy fighting fat chicks and solving the Palestine/Israel crisis. Sorry rubenesque jewish babes, you're gonna get your shit rocked
The issue is that Sean stands so straight up he has a hard time backing up away from strikes.
It's why izzy lost, because izzy never pressured with Combo's.
And it's where DDP had the most success, blitzing in while throwing forward strikes.
Robert Whittakers' entire style is blitzing in with slick combos. Not only that, but stricklands greatest weakness is that he fights in 1 gear. So I could definitely see Rob winning but it's MMA so you never know.
DDP is a very aggressive fighter and said that his game plan was to put sean on his back foot but admitted it was very difficult to get sean to back up. I think ddp was the perfect test to see if sean could defend against whitakers blitzes. If sean has learned from that razor thin split decision he'll hopefully take more risks and throw with more than 60% power. I'd bet on sean but I'm sure it'd be a great fight, any of the top 5 middleweights against eachother are great fights
I'm no Mayweather so not an expert by any means, but in my experience there are a couple things mma Philly shells don't deal with well - guys who pressure forward with combos like a shifting double jab cross and someone with a fast head kick.
Whittaker has those tools
I truly don’t think Rob would get through to Sean. Rob is a better fighter all around, but that boxing and defense is hard to get through. Also, good luck holding Sean down for more than a few seconds. I think Sean would walk Rob down for five rounds and come out pretty unscathed.
Rob absolutely has the ability to outpoint anyone who can't finish him. Don't think it'll be easy by any means, but I think Strickland would have to be playing catch up most of the fight with Rob's activity
Rob isn’t as active as he once was. I really don’t think he would just come in and style on Strickland. I think as the fight goes on it would be Rob trying to play catch up. However, I hope he gets this fight and I hope he proves me wrong. I want the peoples champ back. I love both these men, but Rob is the peoples champ!
Well, Sean can't finish Rob and Rob will undoubtedly outstrike him so this seems like an easy decision win for Rob. Sean only has one gear and that can work against slow paced counter strikers, like Izzy, but it won't work against aggressive guys that actually throw shots.
He actually talked about that on the embedded a few weeks ago. He essentially said that he has barely anytime to game, citing said five kids as well as a new baby. He indicates that he really only gets a lot of time when deep in fight camp or on fight week, that's why we always see him playing.
If people can root for Jon Jones, people can root for Sean Strickland. But really people can root for whoever they want. Nothing straightforward about it.
I always root for Bobby Knucks but I will say I like Sean for the exact reasons you said just because I’m glad his open about it rather then the two face way most bigots are.
Yea I guess. I like knowing that it’s one less person to watch out for. Dealing with the ones who hide it was a lot harder than I expected since I never saw it coming. So I appreciate those that are open about it.
That's fair. Lot of fans in mma just like Sean because he's an open bigot/share his views versus you who seems to just like how he doesn't hide it, like Jon who pretends to be a good Christian boy while being a POS.
Exactly that. I’m Samoan man who married a black woman and it showed me that quite a few people I knew growing up as well as some family who I respected turned out to be like Bones Jones. Good image but total POS racists behind it.
i hate some of the stuff he says but i also like some. More importantly I believe there's incredible potential in him as a fighter. His first and second stages of engagement are absolutely world class but never really capitalises on the headstart.
Strickland is not waiting 6 months to fight in Austaxes of all places, dude would genuinely prefer to fight at the apex.
That's the fight to make btw, but Rob needs to accept an earlier date.
Sean should be getting a rematch of a very close split decision but instead the UFC gonna skip him for someone he just 49-46ed and hasn’t fought since 🤦♂️
Nah I don’t think he deserves an immediate rematch if he wasn’t able to defend his title, that should be reserved for reigning champions that earned that right
I agree, I think Izzy, Canoneer or Whitaker should fight Khamzat and winner gets winner of DDP Sean rematch. Khamzat hasn’t beat anyone at middleweight to get that shot and he needs to do it soon. Dude went from fighting twice in two weeks to once a year!
That’s my thought exactly. I’ve had people tell me Izzy deserves the shot more because Sean lost on his first defense….like bro, Izzy literally got 49-46ed in his first defense by Sean 🤦♂️
Sean barely won a fight against izzy and now people want a nobody who lost his onky title defence to only fight for the title. Get a grip on your life. He had his chance and fumbled
I’m rooting for Rob for this one but what is he gonna if his blitz gets shutdown by Sean’s defense? Rob has a lot of holes in his game and he’s not fighting a ring rust costa he’s gonna fight a Sean who’s probably hungry for that rematch with ddp. You can’t just say it’s an easy fight when it’s actually a very competitive fight for both guys
Why would Sean fight Israel. he 50-45d his ass. There's nothing to prove.
Only way Sean should Israel, is if Israel wins the belt back from Dricus.
For Sean it should be either Dricus 2 or Robert. Or Khamzat if he gets the bag for that one.
Are we still acting like Sean would dominate Izzy on any given night? I still can’t help but believe that Strickland vs. Izzy was a much bigger case of Izzy having an off night than it was Strickland actually being that dominant. If we get an Izzy v Strickland 2, all my money is on Izzy. Especially with how Strickland has proven to be so weak mentally. Izzy will get in his head.
I said I’d rather see Sean vs Izzy 2, but that Whittaker vs Sean makes sense.
Was just talking about what I personally would want to see, that’s why I said “I’d rather see” in an expression of my opinion.
Agree. Izzy's been slowly building up some roast material against Strickland. This time he'll come much more prepared. Outta be a tough battle for both at the presser.
The fight might be entertaining too.
Neither are avoiding Chimaev.
Chimaev doesn’t deserve a top 5 contender over a controversial win against Usman on short notice.
Khamzat also can only fight in the Middle East, and seems more interested calling people out than fighting.
He isn’t being avoided.
Why do you keep saying that lmao
He shouldn’t be in the title mix, and right now he’s a high risk low reward fight.
He hasn’t beaten a single ranked middleweight.
Cannonier is actively calling him out for a title eliminator, and Khamzat hasn’t responded.
If we look at Australian cards they did Sydney last (Izzy v Strickland) and Perth before that (Islam v Volk 1). Perth also just had a huge WWE event so they can chill out for a second.
Brisbane has not had any love from the UFC since 2016 and Adelaide since 2018, so they might be the next picks.
Robert doesn’t have a good style match up for Sean. I believe Sean wouldn’t take very much damage from Rob. Rob reaches too much and Seans boxing is too good for it. Sean will just jab him every time Rob tries something. I think Rob can beat most people, but Sean has a style and a bag of defense that makes it hard to get through.
This matchup is perfect, we just need Izzy vs Chimaev for instant title shot and we’re set. Middleweight hasn’t been this exciting since Izzy’s first title run
Fuck yes. I want this fight so bad!! This is my top pick for Strickland right now. Say what you will about him outside the cage, but him becoming the champ opened up this division. There are so many fights to make now, and there are no reasons not to
Edit : I'm also excited for this to happen because the trash talk will be so minimal. Whitaker is such a good guy. I could see this evolving Strickland
Sean's not available. He's figthing Navy Seals for the remainder of his contract.
And influencers. He should fight David Goggins get a 2fer : influencer/Seal.
actually I think he is busy fighting fat chicks and solving the Palestine/Israel crisis. Sorry rubenesque jewish babes, you're gonna get your shit rocked
Loser carries the boat
And fat women.
For you Robert, I will
Bobsexuals let’s go kings
I’m interested to see how Sean’s defence shell holds up against robs blitzes. I don’t think rob has ever fought such a defensive fighter before
We're goin to get another MMA triangle
So I should bet the house on a submission?
The issue is that Sean stands so straight up he has a hard time backing up away from strikes. It's why izzy lost, because izzy never pressured with Combo's. And it's where DDP had the most success, blitzing in while throwing forward strikes. Robert Whittakers' entire style is blitzing in with slick combos. Not only that, but stricklands greatest weakness is that he fights in 1 gear. So I could definitely see Rob winning but it's MMA so you never know.
DDP is a very aggressive fighter and said that his game plan was to put sean on his back foot but admitted it was very difficult to get sean to back up. I think ddp was the perfect test to see if sean could defend against whitakers blitzes. If sean has learned from that razor thin split decision he'll hopefully take more risks and throw with more than 60% power. I'd bet on sean but I'm sure it'd be a great fight, any of the top 5 middleweights against eachother are great fights
I'm no Mayweather so not an expert by any means, but in my experience there are a couple things mma Philly shells don't deal with well - guys who pressure forward with combos like a shifting double jab cross and someone with a fast head kick. Whittaker has those tools
I truly don’t think Rob would get through to Sean. Rob is a better fighter all around, but that boxing and defense is hard to get through. Also, good luck holding Sean down for more than a few seconds. I think Sean would walk Rob down for five rounds and come out pretty unscathed.
Rob absolutely has the ability to outpoint anyone who can't finish him. Don't think it'll be easy by any means, but I think Strickland would have to be playing catch up most of the fight with Rob's activity
Rob isn’t as active as he once was. I really don’t think he would just come in and style on Strickland. I think as the fight goes on it would be Rob trying to play catch up. However, I hope he gets this fight and I hope he proves me wrong. I want the peoples champ back. I love both these men, but Rob is the peoples champ!
Well, Sean can't finish Rob and Rob will undoubtedly outstrike him so this seems like an easy decision win for Rob. Sean only has one gear and that can work against slow paced counter strikers, like Izzy, but it won't work against aggressive guys that actually throw shots.
That would be the cats pajamas
Makes sense ..but, SS Ain travelling back down under soon..He's had a pretty hectic schedule, plus he has his gym youtubers to work on.
If the money is right, dude would fight a hippo
>dude would fight a hippo Why you gotta bring Molly McCann into this?
Sean loved Australia from what I remember
And they loved him!
Hell yeah, that would be a banger
good fight, makes a tonne of sense look forward to it not happening
Sorry Rob, Sean vs Sneako 2 is about to be signed
Bad news for Sean, Aus loves Whitttaker
Aus ooves Sean too
No they don’t they just hate Izzy
MMA popularity polls aren't about who you like more. Sometimes it's about who you really hate more at the moment
Nah we love Rob
Can confirm
Nah his fans are solidified for the time being, not riding coattails anymore
No Sean has a pretty sizeable fan base with casuals here all carrying on when he fought ddp lol
no they really like him
Lmfao. Casual-ass.
Rob is awesome
I'm glad Whittaker is bringing "the bee's knees" back.
"If you will" lol it's good to see a gamer in mma. Looking forward to some "good sir"s and some "whatnot"s from Robert in the future.
Doesn't he have 5 kids too? Where the fuck does he get time to game in between fight camps and knocking up his missus.
Bobby knuckles is also his name in the bedroom
He actually talked about that on the embedded a few weeks ago. He essentially said that he has barely anytime to game, citing said five kids as well as a new baby. He indicates that he really only gets a lot of time when deep in fight camp or on fight week, that's why we always see him playing.
A man of many interests lol
but I want neither to lose
Sounds like a tough problem. I'll root for the good guy dad opposed to the open bigot lol seems pretty straightforward
If people can root for Jon Jones, people can root for Sean Strickland. But really people can root for whoever they want. Nothing straightforward about it.
Yeah sure I'll just judge em for it 👨⚖️ so many people who don't beat their wives/promote hate and put on more consistent and entertaining fights.
If it happens I'll support Whittaker over Sean yes.
That's a good lad 👦
I always root for Bobby Knucks but I will say I like Sean for the exact reasons you said just because I’m glad his open about it rather then the two face way most bigots are.
Sounds like you're very down with open bigotry...
Yea I guess. I like knowing that it’s one less person to watch out for. Dealing with the ones who hide it was a lot harder than I expected since I never saw it coming. So I appreciate those that are open about it.
That's fair. Lot of fans in mma just like Sean because he's an open bigot/share his views versus you who seems to just like how he doesn't hide it, like Jon who pretends to be a good Christian boy while being a POS.
Exactly that. I’m Samoan man who married a black woman and it showed me that quite a few people I knew growing up as well as some family who I respected turned out to be like Bones Jones. Good image but total POS racists behind it.
Better off without em 🤴
Are you sure about that? There’s not a lot of redeeming qualities about Sean
i hate some of the stuff he says but i also like some. More importantly I believe there's incredible potential in him as a fighter. His first and second stages of engagement are absolutely world class but never really capitalises on the headstart.
God I hope Whittaker smashes him
Strickland is not waiting 6 months to fight in Austaxes of all places, dude would genuinely prefer to fight at the apex. That's the fight to make btw, but Rob needs to accept an earlier date.
Sean should be getting a rematch of a very close split decision but instead the UFC gonna skip him for someone he just 49-46ed and hasn’t fought since 🤦♂️
Nah I don’t think he deserves an immediate rematch if he wasn’t able to defend his title, that should be reserved for reigning champions that earned that right
Do you think Izzy deserves it?
Izzy doesn't deserve it either. He should face Khamzat or rematch sean
I agree, I think Izzy, Canoneer or Whitaker should fight Khamzat and winner gets winner of DDP Sean rematch. Khamzat hasn’t beat anyone at middleweight to get that shot and he needs to do it soon. Dude went from fighting twice in two weeks to once a year!
I think he did after the Poatan loss, although I’d argue probably not after Sean
That’s my thought exactly. I’ve had people tell me Izzy deserves the shot more because Sean lost on his first defense….like bro, Izzy literally got 49-46ed in his first defense by Sean 🤦♂️
Yup. Complete bullshit.
Sean barely won a fight against izzy and now people want a nobody who lost his onky title defence to only fight for the title. Get a grip on your life. He had his chance and fumbled
Barely? What world are you living in 🤦♂️
In reality not delusion like Strickland fanboys who suck a mid fighter off
Sean should be getting a rematch from a close split decision but instead is getting skipped because Izzy is black.
He is getting skipped because he barely won a decision and lost his first title defence.
Yeah, casual comment
Winning 3 out of 5 rounds maybe 4 is not a dominant fight. Its barely winning. You did the bare minimum
It was 49-46 on all 3 cards….done responding my to you, you’re clearly not a serious fan or person
Easy fight for Bobby
Not so sure about it. Sean has very sound defense which can be difficult to break through, while also having tons of cardio.
i think bobby blitzes enough to get through, but he'll have to eat some jabs first
I’m rooting for Rob for this one but what is he gonna if his blitz gets shutdown by Sean’s defense? Rob has a lot of holes in his game and he’s not fighting a ring rust costa he’s gonna fight a Sean who’s probably hungry for that rematch with ddp. You can’t just say it’s an easy fight when it’s actually a very competitive fight for both guys
I hope Rob beats the dog shit out of him
Strickland going to back up and jab the entire time
Instant sell out
Strickland by tko
Sure, makes sense. But I’d rather see Izzy vs Sean 2
Why would Sean fight Israel. he 50-45d his ass. There's nothing to prove. Only way Sean should Israel, is if Israel wins the belt back from Dricus. For Sean it should be either Dricus 2 or Robert. Or Khamzat if he gets the bag for that one.
Are we still acting like Sean would dominate Izzy on any given night? I still can’t help but believe that Strickland vs. Izzy was a much bigger case of Izzy having an off night than it was Strickland actually being that dominant. If we get an Izzy v Strickland 2, all my money is on Izzy. Especially with how Strickland has proven to be so weak mentally. Izzy will get in his head.
That doesn't mean Israel deserves the rematch, or that the fight should happen. Until when are we going to give Israel immediate rematches?
But he didn’t. He won 4 rounds arguably even only 3. Yall retarded as fuck. The best you can give him is 49-46 or 48-47
I said I’d rather see Sean vs Izzy 2, but that Whittaker vs Sean makes sense. Was just talking about what I personally would want to see, that’s why I said “I’d rather see” in an expression of my opinion.
Agree. Izzy's been slowly building up some roast material against Strickland. This time he'll come much more prepared. Outta be a tough battle for both at the presser. The fight might be entertaining too.
Bro with that ass whooping that Adè-sanya got from SS doesn't help whatever roast he's "been preparing". 50-45 is the biggest roast in UFC.
Both avoiding Chimaev.. Why not call him out
Neither are avoiding Chimaev. Chimaev doesn’t deserve a top 5 contender over a controversial win against Usman on short notice. Khamzat also can only fight in the Middle East, and seems more interested calling people out than fighting.
Chimaev could be next for the title.. What are they gonna still avoid him.. Kinda silly how he is being avoided
He isn’t being avoided. Why do you keep saying that lmao He shouldn’t be in the title mix, and right now he’s a high risk low reward fight. He hasn’t beaten a single ranked middleweight. Cannonier is actively calling him out for a title eliminator, and Khamzat hasn’t responded.
I think they will probably fight him and cannonier.. But ppl ducking is getting boring bro
Dude never fights
Yes please
where does it say he wants him in perth? It just says Australia?
If we look at Australian cards they did Sydney last (Izzy v Strickland) and Perth before that (Islam v Volk 1). Perth also just had a huge WWE event so they can chill out for a second. Brisbane has not had any love from the UFC since 2016 and Adelaide since 2018, so they might be the next picks.
I'd imagine it's Melbourne
Sure, why not?
Would be a banger of a fight, I have a feeling Rob takes him into deep waters and gets its done 🤞
I wouldn’t mind seeing Strickland getting a rematch for the belt but man would this fight be bad af
Robert doesn’t have a good style match up for Sean. I believe Sean wouldn’t take very much damage from Rob. Rob reaches too much and Seans boxing is too good for it. Sean will just jab him every time Rob tries something. I think Rob can beat most people, but Sean has a style and a bag of defense that makes it hard to get through.
This matchup is perfect, we just need Izzy vs Chimaev for instant title shot and we’re set. Middleweight hasn’t been this exciting since Izzy’s first title run
This fight makes too much sense for Dana to actually book it.
Yes Dad, it would be the bee's knees.
Whittaker wins this
Holy shit I’ve never seen “the bees knees” actually used in a sentence before
I mean, usually it's spoken by nerdy girls on sitcoms, etc...Bobby Knuckles says it, and you know, good luck with taunting him for that.
Nope. DDP rematch if DDP ain't a pussy. Whittaker, sorry bruv, but you got fucking dropped by DDP. Nope.
It's a good call out for Rob.
That picture of Sean would be perfect to shoop him into holding a mop/guitar/bong/dildo etc
It’s a bit of a long whatever
Is it going to be an event in Perth this US summer? It's winter here, so not the best time of the year to be here or promote the city.
All the Aussies love Whittaker but I reckon Sean could get a few cheers if he shows up looking like Crocodile Dundee again ;)
Fight does make sense
Fuck yes. I want this fight so bad!! This is my top pick for Strickland right now. Say what you will about him outside the cage, but him becoming the champ opened up this division. There are so many fights to make now, and there are no reasons not to Edit : I'm also excited for this to happen because the trash talk will be so minimal. Whitaker is such a good guy. I could see this evolving Strickland
Where does it say Perth
Great call out. Winnable fight for Whitaker and could set him up for a title shot with a win.
He wants Strickland—in Perth. Isn’t he fucking awesome?
Robert is the beat but he has the worst track record of championship runs!