UFC 293 On ESPN+ PPV [9/9 at 10 pm ET] “Viewer Discretion Is Advised” (Sean Strickland/Israel Adesanya)

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Du Plessis is punching the air right now.


He’s never getting a title shot

Honestly, they may give Du Plessis the title fight.

I think they will give Izzy Khamzat to allow the belt to have another holder for some time.

If he reclaims the title again I think he retires. He's made a good name for himself and has made a lot of money. He's only fighting for the plaudits now I assume. With his fanbase he can go into another side of entertainment. At 34, he probably has another 2 years.

 

[EarlyEarly]

I don’t want to see any rematch. Izzy wants DDP so bad fight that guy next.

 

[Kinguno]

Izzy whole run was fabricated man lost to all fighters his size from Jan to this man

 

[DetroitEWarren]

After Izzy got caught, he was fighting hesitant from that point forward. Seems like he was mentally off after that punch, nikka looked timid ASF after that shyt. He didn't step forward at all, didn't put any bang in any punch he threw and seemed to be pulling punches or starting a strike abd no stopping it mid throw.

Those fakkit comments had Izzy sad in his locker room and it affected him in the ring.

 

[O.Red]

Izzy 34 it’s over man either gotta fight this man again, or DDP, or even AP again

Man knew he was losing and didn’t try to take it

Last fight HE LIED ABOUT PLAYING POSSUM

Yea that possum shyt started to look more and more like

If the opp is willing to walk forward and bang they got a high chance of beating him

 

[THEREALBRAND]

SOFT


The man had zero dawg in him, this was such a passive lost I don't even know what I just watched

This dude just used the most basic 2 punches in fighting, and won the belt off him how the hell was that confusing Izzy

 

[Kinguno]

DDP would’ve knocked out IZZY

 

[8====D]

Izzy got cracked in that first round and NEVER recovered.

MMA is the craziest sport on this Earth, no debating!

Lose to the Philly shell brehs lol

 

[Majestyx]

SOFT


The man had zero dawg in him, this was such a passive lost I don't even know what I just watched

This dude just used the most basic 2 punches in fighting, and won the belt off him how the hell was that confusing Izzy

Izzy been on ho shyt for a minute. He doesn’t make any effort to go on the offensive. Man’s be trying to rope a dope and semi hunt counter punches. I am disappoint.

 

[prince_peoples]

izzy always been a poor mans Anderson silva

Anderson was a much more dynamic and talented fighter all around.

Silva could break you down in many ways.

All Strickland had to do was stay in izzy face and not overextend, once he took away the kicks izzy had nothing.

 

[profound]

far as izzys performance, he could have been finished in round 1, flash KO

he was probably checked out from then on, and might even admit he has no recollection of rounds 2, 3, etc

 

[No Ma’am]

the guy who laid $220k to make $32k is now arranging for his divorce/suicide

 

[JordanwiththeWiz]

Y’all c00ns couldn’t wait for Izzy to lose this

Nah we just expected better. We didn’t expect him to fight on his heels the whole fight backing up losing to a dude who just throw 75% jabs and 25% hooks not a single kick. Champion round you expect him to lay it all there. Look like he was coasting for a paycheck.

 

[Mass]

He really did. IDK his striking looked slower and nowhere near as sharp as usual. Left himself open after damn near every kick

nikka needed to take a break man. It's a lot of izzy haters but I'm a massive fan and as a fan that performance left a lot to be desired.

He did not look like himself he looked like he expected certain things to work and when they didn't, he tried again. Also, couldn't take a punch in there for some reason. And Strickland defense overwhelmed him, and the pressure fatigued him.

I left the bar pissed off man but shyt that's life.

 

[BobbyWojak]

True, but he defended the MW belt 10 times and had a 16 fight win streak prior to that. He went about 6 years without a loss. No one should mention Izzy next to Anderson ever again.

Anderson had a lower level of competition of course he racked up wins