The next morning after Sean Strickland dominated Israel Adesanya to turn out to be the UFC Middleweight Champion, he sat down and spoke with Daniel Cormier earlier than leaving to the airport.
“I talked to Sean Strickland. I bumped into him Sunday morning as we have been on the point of go to the airport… We sat down and we talked for a minute. I requested him, ‘if you have been in there, what did you’re feeling?’ He goes, ‘I truthfully could not consider what was taking place,'” Strickland advised Cormier.
“He truthfully could not consider what was taking place, he could not grip what was taking place as a result of he was not solely beating Adesanya, however he was beating Adesanya in a approach that he could not even have anticipated,” mentioned Cormier.
“He was like, DC, ‘I promise you, I did not assume that the struggle was going to be like that.’ He was like,’I used to be having my approach with him.’ He goes, ‘I do not perceive.'”
“One factor that he did say and it is key, he mentioned, ‘however within the rematch,’ as a result of I think about there’s going to be a rematch, he goes, ‘I feel it’s going to be more durable.’ He thinks he may need received ignored by Adesanya just a little bit. He mentioned, ‘within the rematch I feel it’s going to be more durable.’ I mentioned, effectively, For those who struggle that approach, I do not know the way many individuals can compete with you my man since you fought superbly.
“We talked about his Philly shell protection, his boxing. I mentioned, you are boxing on the market. He mentioned, ‘I field a lot in follow.’ He goes, ‘I figured when it was working, I stored going with it.’ He mentioned, ‘The loopy factor is DC, I wrestled a lot in preparation for this and I did not have to make use of it.’ If Sean Strickland has these skills on the bottom and we did not see it, we is perhaps beginning to see complete new sort of contender, or champion on this weight class.”
“Lastly, he famous that there are some very robust fights for him within the division, however he’ll be prepared for it.
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