^ That's why Adesanya wouldn't want to fight Pereira again after getting the L back. He knows there's a high possbility that he could lose if they fought again. :/ And judging by what we saw with him vs Strickland, Pereira would def have a chance.
The answer to every of those questions is No
Essentially, to say Strickland was "lucky" is like taking away the credit he deserves. He put in a lot of hard work and executed an effective tactic. Out of his last 11 fights he only lost to Pereira, who later won 2 belts.
Anyhow, here's the video from the press conference. Sean did not disappoint:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsQYhhAlu7o&t
And here's Dricus' one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S0pZmBxUL0
Didn't watch the interviews but pretty sure Strickland went to have a funny skit and went on to talk about some random sht about everybody. Lol.
But it's also good to see these guys act nice with each other before a match. The McGregor routine is getting old now.
UFC 297: Embedded - Episode 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwQQFrv5-0U
Isnt this can be called luck, as he managed to dominate Adesanya for 4 rounds? I just typed "best ufc striker", and among many tops, Adesaya was often among top5. Isnt it luck, if you beat best striker with simple shell defence? Isnt it luck to have a title fight when the last opponent you have beat was unranked guy with 1-1 record in UFC? Isnt it luck that Adesanya was not Adesanya and had mental problems (that is imho) that day? Of course Strickland improved, is a good fighter and no doubt he deserved that belt. But there were so many "little things" with Strickland and that belt, so I have called it luck.
I just typed "best ufc striker", and among many tops, Adesaya was often among top5. Isnt it luck, if you beat best striker with simple shell defence? Isnt it luck to have a title fight when the last opponent you have beat was unranked guy with 1-1 record in UFC? Isnt it luck that Adesanya was not Adesanya and had mental problems (that is imho) that day? Of course Strickland improved, is a good fighter and no doubt he deserved that belt. But there were so many "little things" with Strickland and that belt, so I have called it luck. The answer to every of those questions is No
Essentially, to say Strickland was "lucky" is like taking away the credit he deserves. He put in a lot of hard work and executed an effective tactic. Out of his last 11 fights he only lost to Pereira, who later won 2 belts.
Anyhow, here's the video from the press conference. Sean did not disappoint:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsQYhhAlu7o&t
And here's Dricus' one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S0pZmBxUL0
Didn't watch the interviews but pretty sure Strickland went to have a funny skit and went on to talk about some random sht about everybody. Lol.
But it's also good to see these guys act nice with each other before a match. The McGregor routine is getting old now.
UFC 297: Embedded - Episode 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwQQFrv5-0U