Unpopular opinion ? I love Strickland's style and i think it's refreshing (come at me sherbros)

[SkinnyClaw]

I enjoy his fights, but I wish he had more output, like when he lets off a few punch combo once a round. Always feels like there's some kind of mental block holding him back from letting his hands go, like a mild version of Darren Till

 

[StonedLemur]

Excellent take brother, good shit. More people would realize this if they actually trained.



I appreciate you too orange belt stranger. There's room on the Izzy wagon for all!

Thanks sir, we always find a way to click brother.

 

[moreorless87]

I enjoy his fights, but I wish he had more output, like when he lets off a few punch combo once a round. Always feels like there's some kind of mental block holding him back from letting his hands go, like a mild version of Darren Till

I would say his style is pretty heavily dependant on not giving opponents counter openings and not getting drawn into brawling, things which a lot of MMA fighters tend to depend on to hurt their opponents.

Izzy was basically baiting him all night to get wild and get countered but he never gave him what he wanted.

 

[HatKick]

im glad some enjoy it but reducing mma to a jab and shoulder roll shouldnt be possible

It's only possible because he's actually a pretty well rounded MMA fighter. His fights look the same because no one can make him fight otherwise.
Compare that with Izzy who was negated by Jan and Strickland because he's too much of a specialist (he can be shut down with grappling or legkick checks).

 

[IronGolem007]

It's only possible because he's actually a pretty well rounded MMA fighter. His fights look the same because no one can make him fight otherwise.
Compare that with Izzy who was negated by Jan and Strickland because he's too much of a specialist (lacking in grappling skills and boxing fundamentals).

Reality Check: Pereira schooled him and made Strickland a memory.

Izzy didn't have the balls, or the power, to go tit-for-tat w/ Strickland.

 

[HatKick]

Reality Check: Pereira schooled him and made Strickland a memory.

Izzy didn't have the balls, or the power, to go tit-for-tat w/ Strickland.

I wouldn't call that a schooling. Pereira is the kind of guy who only needs to land one punch. When you have that ability you don't need to school anyone, you just need to land one clean punch and he did just that. Bad matchup for a volume striker.

 

[IronGolem007]

I wouldn't call that a schooling. Pereira is the kind of guy who only needs to land one punch. When you have that ability you don't need to school anyone, you just need to land one clean punch and he did just that.

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It wasn't just Pereira's power, it was his multi-faceted attack.

Both had high-accuracy, but Pereira was busier and more accurate (62% landed of 25 of 40, compared to Strickland's 15 of 29, or 51%).

More importantly, Pereira only actually threw 15 shots to the head, while the majority of his attack was on the body and legs.
Meanwhile, all Strickland did was jab, and throw occasional shots to the body. Easy read.

Go watch the fight again, the distraction of Pereira's multi-faceted attack allowed for that feint jab, turned-into-a-left-hook which dropped Strickland, after which two finishing rights ended the stanza.

Strickland's style was amateurish, simple, and easy-to-read for the far superior tactician that is Pereira.

It wasn't just Pereira's power, it was his overall game plan and multi-dimensional ability.

His power was just the punctuation mark to end the deal.

 

[drbolony]

Thanks sir, we always find a way to click brother.

Real recognize real papa. Have a good weekend bro!

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It wasn't just Pereira's power, it was his multi-faceted attack.

Both had high-accuracy, but Pereira was busier and more accurate (62% landed of 25, compared to Strickland's 15 of 29, or 51%).

More importantly, Pereira only actually threw 15 shots to the head, while the majority of his attack was on the body and legs.
Meanwhile, all Strickland did was jab, and throw occasional shots to the body. Easy read.

Go watch the fight again, the distraction of Pereira's multi-faceted attack allowed for that feint jab, turned-into-a-left-hook which dropped Strickland, after which two finishing rights ended the stanza.

Strickland's style was amateurish, simple, and easy-to-read for the far superior tactician that is Pereira.

It wasn't just Pereira's power, it was his overall game plan and multi-dimensional ability.

His power was just the punctuation mark to end the deal.

He's not just being a fan boy guys, this is true. Periera took away all of Sean's weapons. He was going to start rushing at Periera out of desperation. That left hook was coming eventually, but he figured him out super early. Jab to the chest and his no tell low leg kick is all he needed to bring Sean into his world.

Reality Check: Pereira schooled him and made Strickland a memory.

Izzy didn't have the balls, or the power, to go tit-for-tat w/ Strickland.

This one makes you seem salty. You know fighting, it's completely his fault, but Izzy wasn't there that night. Whether he was flat, unprepared, whatever, it was his fault. Can't blame anyone else for that L. Probably had too much shit going on outside the cage with his movie and shit like that.

That said you trying to use MMA math to try to get another W for your boy reeks of desperation. You know Israel has everything he needs to take out Sean. That said, he could improve a lot in the pocket, he's not that great at in fighting.

 

[IronGolem007]

Watch the fight again, and Strickland is an absolute amateur compared to Pereira.

BTW: The commentating is ridiculous. Rogan talks about Stricklands "high-volume" — when Alex actually not only threw more, but landed in higher percentages. Laughable commentary. Only DC sensed the danger.

 

[HatKick]

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Stats | UFC

It wasn't just Pereira's power, it was his multi-faceted attack.

Both had high-accuracy, but Pereira was busier and more accurate (62% landed of 25 of 40, compared to Strickland's 15 of 29, or 51%).

More importantly, Pereira only actually threw 15 shots to the head, while the majority of his attack was on the body and legs.
Meanwhile, all Strickland did was jab, and throw occasional shots to the body. Easy read.

Go watch the fight again, the distraction of Pereira's multi-faceted attack allowed for that feint jab, turned-into-a-left-hook which dropped Strickland, after which two finishing rights ended the stanza.

Strickland's style was amateurish, simple, and easy-to-read for the far superior tactician that is Pereira.

It wasn't just Pereira's power, it was his overall game plan and multi-dimensional ability.

His power was just the punctuation mark to end the deal.

Fair enough. I remember the fight as Strickland pushing forward and doing pretty well until Pereira landed that big left hook. I'm obviously not remembering it well.

 

[IronGolem007]

Fair enough. I remember the fight as Strickland pushing forward and doing pretty well until Pereira landed that big left hook. I'm obviously not remembering it well.

I too always have to rewatch fights sober

 

[maximus__]

First of, yes i realize his fights are often close fights and i realize he has a defensive approach which might seem boring at first glance.

I did predict he would embarrass DDP and i was WRONG then.

Anyway, i think his stand up game is the perfect combination of key elements : interception, protection (philly shell), hand trapping. His shots are coming from close range, he takes the center line, and he's unpredictable. I love the front kick he adds to his arsenal that messed up with Adesanya's strategy

If only he could mix it up with more wrestling it would actually be a tough style to deal with. For those who say he will never be remembered as a top MW fighter i have to strongly disagree here.

He finally went forward in the Izzy fight. He didn't in his last fight and lost because of it.

Wrestling isn't the issue, it's the inability to actually commit to forward pressure as opposed to trying to win an MMA fight off his back foot with a jab. Just throw a 2 more often and go forward and he would be winning his close decisions that he has lost.

 

[Rio Ferdinand]

OP probably jacks off to Floyd Mayweather too.

 

[BigOlJeet]

He’s also real and funny on the mic compared to Conor’s rehearsed shit.

 

[fortheo]

What do you make of DDP spamming TD, pushing the pace for 5 rounds despite having more muscle mass to carry? Does he know the secret juice?

Not that uncommon for people born, raised, and trained in elevation.

 

[fortheo]

He finally went forward in the Izzy fight. He didn't in his last fight and lost because of it.

Wrestling isn't the issue, it's the inability to actually commit to forward pressure as opposed to trying to win an MMA fight off his back foot with a jab. Just throw a 2 more often and go forward and he would be winning his close decisions that he has lost.

The problem is he bends his torso back so damn much and sticks his arms out to block while retreating, and that makes it next to impossible for him to throw a counter, which makes it incredibly difficult to win fights where he's on the back foot most the time.

 

[2004 account]

Sean strickland is the floyd mayweather jr of mma

 

[WillyWill]

I also enjoy his style, and just him generlly (and let it be known i am a life long liberal leaning guy regarding political views)
He just needs to a) mix it up a little bit more. They say he's a MONSTER grappler. and this is MMA. so keeping it on the feet, to me, doesn't come off as bad ass, it just comes off as having low fight IQ/ego he cant seem to backseat b) have a bit more of a killer instinct. He's sdmart enoiugh not to ruch in, but when he hsd a guy on baby dear legs, msybe mske those punches 75 percent power instead of 30%.

 

[RiskiestCookie]

He’s very boring out of context.

He’d have been fun vs Anderson

Anderson would have slept him easily

 

[Siver!]

First of, yes i realize his fights are often close fights and i realize he has a defensive approach which might seem boring at first glance.

I did predict he would embarrass DDP and i was WRONG then.

Anyway, i think his stand up game is the perfect combination of key elements : interception, protection (philly shell), hand trapping. His shots are coming from close range, he takes the center line, and he's unpredictable. I love the front kick he adds to his arsenal that messed up with Adesanya's strategy

If only he could mix it up with more wrestling it would actually be a tough style to deal with. For those who say he will never be remembered as a top MW fighter i have to strongly disagree here.

I agree with you!