After an impressive win over Abusupiyan Magomedov in the main event of UFC Vegas 76, Sean Strickland is backed to follow up a middleweight title fight with champ, Israel Adesanya – with UFC Hall of Fame inductee Michael Bisping describing potential pre-fight antics as “unhelpful” Normal”.
Strickland, who retained his rank as the number seven contender in the middleweight limit when the latest ratings were released today, pulled off his second straight victory – scoring his first knockout victory since 2020, and stopping Magomedov with a slew of second-round strikes. to TKO success.
Sean Strickland had previously called a title fight with Israel Adesanya
And in the immediate aftermath of his win, Shawn Strickland, who earned an impressive unanimous decision victory over Nasuruddin Imamov to the Light Heavyweight Championship in January, called a title fight with two-time and current reigning champion, Adesanya – claiming he had duly secured the title. pay his dues
“Guys, this just has to happen, guys,” said Sean Strickland. We know Izzy (Israel Adesanya) is on repeat, dude. Hmm [the UFC] Try to bring in the Abus – that’s what the UFC said, ‘Man, the middleweight division is stagnant. Let’s get Abus in here. Shawn might be defeated. And I’m like, “Yeah, right, motherf*cker.” Wait till you see what happens. Every time they tried to bring in fresh blood—the Frenchman (Nasureddin Imafov) whom I had fought before, I would send him home. This guy, I sent him back. Every time they try to bring in new blood, I bring them back. Give me the f*cking address. I earned it.”
Before that, I fought the other guy they were trying to do [push]the last phenomenon they were trying to make [push]Sean Strickland explained. “I took this guy on three days’ f*cking notice. I took him in a five-round war and won every round. I paid my dues. I paid my f*cking. Give me that shit.”
And while Adesanya — who took the gold back in April with a stunning KO victory over Alex Pereira — isn’t yet booked for his highly anticipated return in the UFC fourth quarter, Bisping has backed Strickland to pursue his next title outing.
Michael Bisping said “Sean Strickland got the job done, I tell you – what a performance” YouTube channel. “The guy is a character, he’s great on the mic, he loves America, and people love him for that too. Of course, he’s a big patriot and rightfully so. Thrilling performance. He wants to fight. He (Israel Adesanya) calls him the Chinese hero. I don’t know why he did that – he wants Fight against Israel Adesanya.”
“He feels that Israel Adesanya has fought everyone,” Bisping explained. “Of course, Robert Whitaker has fought twice, and the winner of Draecus (du Plessis) vs. Robert will have his next title fight. He said there was no way Draecus would win, and he also said that people don’t want to see Whitaker fight him again. I’ll be honest, that last night – I wouldn’t mind seeing it. Of course, the trash talk in the run-up to the battle would be overwhelming.”