“First of all, the people Izzy fought in the past didn’t have as good a defense as Sean Strickland,” the American said in a video posted on his Youtube channel. “Look at Sean Strickland’s stats – he’s probably one of the few fighters who miss the least, in all divisions.”
“This guy very rarely misses because he’s masterful at getting away from punches. But I didn’t think that would work in a fight against a fighter as high level as Israel Adesanya. Izzy was the highest-ranked puncher Shawn had faced, and I didn’t expect his corner to pull it off, but obviously they did
As a reminder, the middleweight title fight, which headlined UFC 293 in Sydney last weekend, went the full distance and ended in a 49-46 three-round unanimous decision victory for Sean Strickland.