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The stance and the way he lifted his knee and used the front kick to create distance, the constant pressure
that performance reminded me of a way better Nick Díaz. Better because Díaz would have eaten all those kicks, but Strickland was so locked in he evaded and checked everything
people are saying Izzy was off, I honestly think Strickland was just that good. I don’t know what Izzy could have done differently. He fought the way he always does. Gastelum almost took his head off years ago; but Izzy is much older and Strickland is much bigger
Izzy excels against people who are timid and play into his game. He will point fight you to death or catch you with the counter
Stricklands defense was incredible and he was countering Izzy’s counters… something no one really does because of the pressure
the problem with pressure fighters is sometimes they have to eat a lot of shots and counters going forward… Strickland was like fricken Machida evading everything while moving forward
The way Strickland fought was incredible, but that game plan would have gotten shred up by a wrestler due to the stance. Izzy should have grappled honestly
that performance reminded me of a way better Nick Díaz. Better because Díaz would have eaten all those kicks, but Strickland was so locked in he evaded and checked everything
people are saying Izzy was off, I honestly think Strickland was just that good. I don’t know what Izzy could have done differently. He fought the way he always does. Gastelum almost took his head off years ago; but Izzy is much older and Strickland is much bigger
Izzy excels against people who are timid and play into his game. He will point fight you to death or catch you with the counter
Stricklands defense was incredible and he was countering Izzy’s counters… something no one really does because of the pressure
the problem with pressure fighters is sometimes they have to eat a lot of shots and counters going forward… Strickland was like fricken Machida evading everything while moving forward
The way Strickland fought was incredible, but that game plan would have gotten shred up by a wrestler due to the stance. Izzy should have grappled honestly