![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/sean-strickland-claims-israel-adesanya-didnt-even-try-during-ufc-title-fight/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_GettyImages-1671064220.jpg&description=Adesanya looked slow and sluggish as he lost his UFC middleweight title to Strickland on Saturday night and the new champion thinks his rival "didn't even try" in the fight Sean Strickland admitted his UFC title win against Israel Adesanya was easier than he thought it would be. Strickland defied the odds by winning a unanimous decision against Adesanya at UFC 293 on Saturday night to become the new middleweight champion. His win is one of the biggest upsets in MMA history and Strickland walked out of the cage with barely a scratch on his face, something that even took him by surprise as he was questioned Adesanya's performance. "I feel like the guy didn't even f****ng try. There were moments where he was throwing punches and I was like 'Am I fighting an amateur right now, what the f*** is going on?'. I thought I was going to be leaving with a concussion but I feel relatively fine other than a few bumps and bruises," Strickland said. TNT Sports will bring you a host of thrilling drama from the boxing world in 2023 and beyond. Catch up with the best in the business while following all of the best action from fights around the world broadcast weekly as part of the TNT package. £29.99 a month What were your thoughts on Sean Strickland winning the UFC middleweight title? Let us know in the comments section below "I didn't really take much damage other than checking a few kicks, I still can't wrap my head around it and I thought it would be a lot harder. I thought I'd be walking away a little bloodied up and concussed. I love to box and I box guys that most MMA fighters can handle for five rounds but I go 12 rounds with them. I just put in the work." All three judges scored the fight four rounds to one in favour of Strickland, who yelled in the face of Adedanya and walked him down in the final moments of the fight. Strickland admitted that he didn't intend to spend the entirety of the fight standing up as his gameplan was to take Adesanya down and beat him up. "The gamep){kind=link}
Adesanya looked slow and sluggish as he lost his UFC middleweight title to Strickland on Saturday night and the new champion thinks his rival “didn’t even try” in the fight
Sean Strickland admitted his UFC title win against Israel Adesanya was easier than he thought it would be.
Strickland defied the odds by winning a unanimous decision against Adesanya at UFC 293 on Saturday night to become the new middleweight champion. His win is one of the biggest upsets in MMA history and Strickland walked out of the cage with barely a scratch on his face, something that even took him by surprise as he was questioned Adesanya’s performance.
“I feel like the guy didn’t even f****ng try. There were moments where he was throwing punches and I was like ‘Am I fighting an amateur right now, what the f*** is going on?’. I thought I was going to be leaving with a concussion but I feel relatively fine other than a few bumps and bruises,” Strickland said.
TNT Sports will bring you a host of thrilling drama from the boxing world in 2023 and beyond. Catch up with the best in the business while following all of the best action from fights around the world broadcast weekly as part of the TNT package.