Dana White Makes DELUSIONAL Excuses About Adesanya's Loss To Strickland? Wants A Rematch? 

Sean Strickland dominating a stand up fight with Izzy made me believe in God

This is so pathetic. Sean checked every single kick and parried every single shot upstairs and they’re all just coping 😂. It’s insane.

It was actually disgusting how not a single word of appreciation was spoken about Sean. The only positive thing I can find is that the actual MMA fan base is way more honest and unbiased than the entire UFC entourage and official reporters. This will not take anything away from what Sean has done. He put up a masterclass that will live for the ages.

The fact Strickland was practically begging Izzy to hit him at the end of the fight and still couldn’t tells me Dana is completely full of shit. Strickland completely broke Izzy on every level 🙏

They cancelled Dricus, gave Adesanya in what they thought would be a easy defense; build him up further, make him break the Anderson records. But it all blew up in their faces and now they're being soy about it. Sean really nailed them all. The UFC game cover curse strikes again. Delicious.

You literally cannot justify a rematch

The excuses were ridiculous, he didn’t look flat or “in slo-motion” at all, he fought like he always does, played possum (which backfired) and didn’t have the answers for Sean’s constant forward pressure and impeccable defence

"I never make fights on the same night, except when I'm not happy with the result." - Dana

Rematch on a 4-1 round loss is wild AF. Dana was up there making excuses like he was his manager.

You should have put in the clip where Eugine comes out and said there was NO injury, and ADMITS Izzy was just basically outclassed by strickland's constant counters that they DIDNT HAVE AN ANSWER FOR.

Sean is the ultimate gigachad honestly. Walked down the (former) champion right in his face for 25 minutes, almost without a break considering he barely rested in between rounds

The UFC has tried to stiff Strickland in his last 3 fights and yet they still refuse to give him the credit he deserves. Such an underrated fighter.

I think most of us 1000 percent agree with Guru on this one.

Israel Adesanya is easily the most looked after fighter in UFC history, 1 win and 2 losses in his last 3 fights and 4 wins and 3 losses in his last 7 fights, there is no way he deserves an immediate rematch

What’s going to piss me off about this is that people are going to say that this isn’t prime Adesanya. As soon as these big stars lose they were suddenly “out of their prime” in that fight, like when Edwards beat usman all his fans claimed it wasn’t prime usman out of cope even tho they were saying he was going to destroy Edwards in the whole build up to the fight.

It's funny that Izzy said, "Don't trash talk my family, I would never do that to you if I won." Like he didn't put 5 arrows in Pereira and ran up to his kids to rub it in their faces post fight.

Fact: Dana White follows 99% of fighters on Instagram. He doesn't follow Sean Strickland.

Saying someone had an “off night” is the worst excuse ever. It’s the champs job to prepare and be ready for the fight. Saying someone has an off night doesn’t have any logic.

That slow motion excuse by Dana is an absolute gem. He really is coping. Well done guru 👌

He didn't look slow, sean was just quicker. He couldn't not get off, he just couldn't touch sean. He actually did so much, more than maybe most fights actually, and he just couldn't do an absolute thing because Sean is hard to be touched. He didn't look slow, he just wasn't fast enough to get Sean. Yeah Sean Strickland!!

Bro even people like DC are saying Dricus deserves the title shot over Izzy! GIVE DRICUS HIS SHOT!!!!!!

You can literally see throughout the fight Adesanya slowly running out of options as Strickland defends against all his strikes. He almost seemed stuck on autopilot and started throwing the same low and question mark kicks hoping it would miraculously land. He had absolutely now solution to the puzzle that is Strickland’s defense.

Izzy looked super athletic and fast, and he was hard to hit. He was moving well. I think Dana doesn't understand the metrics of Strickland yet; he's going to be a Strickland fan when he sees how big his next fight is. Sean has just become a superstar, and he's going to be the number #1 PPV draw.

To be fair to Izzy's coach, Eugene has now made it clear that when he said that Izzy was off/slow for the fight, it was Sean's impeccable performance that made it look that way. Fair play to him. Hopefully, Dana will read the room (or most of the fan base in this case) and see that he needs to make the most of his new champ and back him all the way 🤞🏽

It was as clear as can be to everyone watching that Izzy was outclassed by immaculate defense, forward pressure and three strikes (1,2, teep) by Sean. The fact that Sean wasn't congratulated on putting on a masterclass on striking is incredibly disrespectful.

Imagine if Strickland won via TKO in the first round after he knocked down Izzy, Dana would be saying it was lucky and therefore immediate rematch

Spot on Guru 👏🏻. Sick of all these excuses for Izzy and no appreciation for Stricklands incredible performance 👊🏻.

Izzy gets ko’d: it was a fluke!! Izzy gets dominated 5 rounds: he was just off This is called coping.

Dana needs to realize that the fans don’t give AF about what he thinks. We are the fans of the sport and we want Strickland vs. Du Plessis next.

Strickland had all of the excuses not Izzy. He took the fight short notice, passport issues, everyone counted him out, first ever title fight jitters, had a brutal weight cut, jet lagged, fighting in the champs "hometown" etc.etc.etc. Also, Izzy didn't even stay in the octagon post fight to speak to his home town aussy crowd! Every time a champ loses their belt and doesn't get KO'd they always talk to them last so they can address their fans, talk about the loss, what's next etc. And they do that even in a different city or country whereas this was in Australia! Izzy just stormed out of the octagon and couldn't be bothered. Then he didn't even do the post fight press conference which every other loosing champion ALWAYS does! It was pathetic and disgraceful! And NOONE is talking about this! Also, Izzy literally lost 2 out of his last 3 fights and before that went the distance with Jared, Robert, Marvin, and lost to Jan in the previous 4 fights before that! How the F do people think he's a dominant champ or even compares to Anderson Silva? Seriously! I have no idea how he got this reputation. And I didn't even mention the Joel Romero fight if you can even call it that. Also, Strickland's knockdown in the first round 100% made Izzy respect his power which made him hesitant, gun shy and doubt himself for the rest of the fight. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED! It wasn't an off night for Izzy! Strickland was just that good! And Izzy 100% underestimated him. I've never seen Izzy more confident in a fight week, in interviews and even during the walk out in my life! And you CANNOT say Izzy is good at taking losses anymore. He ran out of the octagon in his "home" country and didn't do the post fight press conference! It was disgraceful! Also we need to stop censoring the F bomb, that's a beautiful word!

I feel you are at your best pointing out the hypocrisy of people. Great job!

Those question mark kicks from Izzy were some of the fastest I’ve ever seen and he still couldn’t land them

It's actually pathetic from Dana. You're absolutely right, Izzy looked so confident all week, walking to the cage and for about 4 minutes of the first round.

Dana upset that Du Plessis vs Adesanya will most likely never happen. Sean Strickland has incredible defense.

I think what people need to understand is that holding the belt is much more difficult than taking it. Jon Jones had an interview where he described fear as being your most dangerous weapon. Sean did look fearful in the walkout, and he even said himself his expectations were through the roof for what he expected to have to deal with in this fight. That worked in his favor i believe, his senses were at an all time high and he was so locked in. I hope he can keep it going, but i do see a fight with Dricus playing out much more difficult for him

This reeks of "the wrong guy won" not just from Dana but also the MMA media, hence why Dana calls for immediate rematch and the MMA media goes along with it. The fans certainly dont want it.

Dana White has this weasel-like way of pretending he’s totally neutral about fighters while applying 2 different sets of rules for fighters he likes Vs doesn’t like.

Strickland literally had the ENTIRE world against him and made zero excuses- he just went in and walked that mfr down like a CHAMP. Nuff said.

Aldo didn't get a rematch and statistically was and still is the best featherweight champ, Aljo didn't and he had the most defences for his division, Woodley didn't get the rematch, Whittaker didn't and he had to win 3 times to get it, Izzy did get a rematch and they want to give him another one? that's not fair treatment and they know it.

20 minutes of relentless righteous roasting is exactly the break i need in my day. Hell yeah, thanks for this! I was laughing non stop from your call outs, let's goo, stay based brother

The UFC brass is not even trying to hide their disdain for Sean's wholly deserved victory. Disgusting.

I almost feel bad for Izzy. That moment where Strickland was calling him out in the 5th round in front of 20k people, he will always know he backed down and ran.

The last 30 seconds was epic, Strickland lost his shit and gave Izzy the chance, he was like a rabbit in the headlights 😂 absolute masterclass. My No1 favourite fight 🎨

Izzy definitely believed over 25 mins he would find an opening for a akO shot. Strickland was not having that.

Strickland was a man on a mission. He never looked unsure of himself. It was an impressive display focus and discipline. The fact he screamed "let's go!" to Adesanya in the 5th says it all. He wanted a fight and cringe-fest wanted NO part of it. Respect to Strickland.

"izzy looked like he couldnt get off" yeah thats because he couldnt bring his dog in the octagon Dana 😂

"You just got to go in there and do the Man dance" -Sean Strickland UFC Champion 2023

I agree with your take on this. They are making excuses for Izzy. He looked like himself and Sean made him look silly. Period.

There is a big difference between "being slow" and being shut down! Sean shut Izzy down completely. Fought his fight not Izzy's!

Also remember that in the post-fight conference Izzys coach said that everything in the training camp went perfect and that it will be hard to improve the game plan because they already went over everything and that there are no excuses. He literally said this. Dana just wants his business to have marketable superstars, he's not the analytic head one should take seriously.

he broke him in round one and everyone is like “he looked slow throughout the whole fight”

Guru, your last minute of this video is comfortably the finest work you have ever done! It was GOLD... absolute gold. Brilliant work. More of that please mate.

3:37 “he looked like he couldn’t get off, he looked really stiff tonight” Pause

I think what happened is, Sean & his team did their homework & in turn Sean had an answer for Izzy’s usual game. End of story. No immediate rematch. Go get a couple wins, Izzy, and let’s keep the division moving. Middleweight has been so boring for so long, let’s move on & revisit when Izzy has had some time and another fight or two.

Really glad I found this channel a few months ago, you always make me laugh and have great points. Seem very trustworthy to have genuine reactions to stuff.

Glad I’m not the only one who thought Adesanya looked normal but got out classed by Sean.

It’s so annoying that he started with the “Izzy looked off” crap. Izzy looked exactly like he always does 😂😂

it’s insane to see dana cope this hard after a dominate performance from sean, literally dog walked glizzy the whole fight nd left without a mark on him

Man!!! You just gain a fan forever!! Well done and keep the hard work. Niw, There are people who believe that he is the one who put MMA on the map. And even worst, people who believe he takes care of fighter's health before the company's revenues

It's embarrassing that he didn't give sean his credit he literally checked every kick and kept the pressure on the dog diddler😂

We will forever be grateful you do the work EVERY media member is afraid to address.

Izzy looked slow and flat because Sean MADE him look slow and flat.. Also Sean O'Malley said he'd jump off a cliff if strickland won , so adios champ.

Dana has said Tony looked like he was in slow motion in one of his losses as well. Sometimes he just says that when a dominant fighter gets smoked. He doesnt want to bash on them as the head of the UFC, plus it helps build narratives which he loves cause it means money. But if he really doesn’t want Sean as champ then give em DDP cause he wud destroy em and wudda dismantled Izzy anyways.

Oscar cannot ask an unbiased question to save his life. Every question was so loaded

Dana White is lowkey a casual too, if you pay attention he doesn’t give af about the prelims ever 😂

I swear Dana hasn’t watched a fight since khabib beat Conor

This is why I have been watching you since you had like 20k subscribers. Your honesty is appreciated man never change!!🙌🏼

Bro, you’re doing important work, speaking for the people in an entertaining and engaging fashion, appreciate it 🤣💪🏽🔥💯

You CANNOT say Izzy is good at taking losses anymore. He ran out of the octagon in his home country and didn't do the post conference! It was disgraceful!

No one said Adesanya was slow until he lost, they were all saying JUST ONE KICK IN THE HEAD!.

Dana: "Something was off with Izzy tonight. He was standing tall, on his feet mind you. He was breathing."

SPEAKING the truth! Thank you bro.

Adesanya is just not used to having someone actually bring a fight to him constantly. To be in his face constantly. He never had any room because Sean fought Sean's fight.. he didn't give izzy space to create good strikes.. it was because of how good Strickland was

I have to leave a second comment… This really is the most I’ve EVER seen Dana make excuses for someone. He literally threw out every excuse you can try to make, outside of some Deontay Wilder type thing. Off night, dry, flat, slow, injured, overlooked Strickland… it’s all there.

Just speaking facts as always 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Perfect commentary literally in tears lol thanks for this 😂

Alex said Sean had a great style to beat Izzy. The upright stance helps avoid kicks with less movement, great boxing skills, patience, and constant forward pressure. Who knows, maybe Izzy had a bad night and Sean had his best…doesn’t matter because Sean has the belt

Just compare Dana's reaction towards UFC 292 and 293 main event results, we have 2 Seans winning world title and the reaction from the boss is heaven and hell different

Holy crap the best breakdown of this fight and the Aljo fight!!! New subscriber here NOW!!

Crazy how he just blurts it out. So insecure about the situation. Pathetic Dana.

Still in awe of what Strickland just accomplished I mean think about what we just witnessed

Izzy literally lost 2 out of his last 3 fights and before that went the distance with Jared, Robert, Marvin, and lost to Jan in the previous 4 fights before that! How the F do people think he's a dominant champ or even compares to Anderson Silva? Seriously! I have no idea how he got this reputation. And I didn't even mention the Joel Romero fight if you can even call it that.

LOL, 20:12 I went out of my way to like the video just because of this rant 😂

Best last minute of a video I’ve ever seen btw 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Hyundai needs to sponsors sean strictland it would be the most badass thing this company can ever do.

Adesanya fans coping everywhere lol. Even in these comments. He wasn't injured. His weight cut was perfect. He even had his gyno titty out. He was just so desperate for a highlight finish that Sean schooled him with boxing fundamentals. The rematch won't change anything. I predict Sean by finish.

Sean's defense and reads were impeccable that fight and Izzy was unable to get anything going. Leg Kicks? Checked. Feints? Don't matter Philly Shell negated most of Izzy's entries. Jabs? Parried. Counter Shots? Can't evade, fought 99% percent of the fight with back against the cage because of Sean's defensively sound advancing. Confidence? Down completely after the first knockdown, Sean's raised through the roof. Philly Shell sucks if there is any form of a grappling threat which obviously wasn't there (threat is enough no need to actually grapple). Adesanya just lost period, Sean was better that night, that's it. IZZY WAS NOT FLAT OR SLOW. He just couldn't adapt to or "bend" Strickland's style. Sean followed Pereira, he improved from that and he cage cut Izzy, two very different things, this is an improved Strickland, not the same guy who fought Pereira.

thanks Guru for setting the record straight again!!!

DDP vs Strickland Izzy vs khamzat 🐺 Is a bigger card than the rematch, can't believe dana can't see it

Sean Strickland spars more than most fighters on the roster. He spars constantly. Congratulations to him for defying everyone's expectations.

I love this channel because you keep things 💯.

I didn't realise this when I watched that press conference but you're so right. Strickland wasn't credited at all for how well he did.

I love that there is such a large community now that doesn't just eat up the narrative being sold by the ufc and the media. Well done Guru

What dana actually wanted to say "Oh his gyno wasn't actived, we will get that fixed in the rematch" And this is exactly what will happen izzy will get his gyno back and kos sean in the rematch

" Everyone's got a plan till they get punched in the face " Mike Tyson

That knockdown in first round definitely changed the trajectory of the fight . Izzy was not expecting Sean to be so good . I actually picked Sean winning a decision like a week prior lol knew he would be able to get it done . Gotta give Sean all the credit man , he did everything perfect to break Izzy down . can tell UFC loves their frosted tips and being feminine and of course their gonna Make excuses for him . But Now we got a real American man as champion. Glad Sean brought it back to the states . Let's fkn go!!

An immediate rematch would be an absolute joke.

“ Strickland was almost crying during the walkout “ Guru got me on that one lol

Sean Stickland is the one with excuse ,he came in short notice,jetlag, passport issues ,first title fight and was being doubted everywhere

I'm SO glad Sean didn't finish Izzy in that barrage at the end of the 1st round, the amount of people who would be coping calling it a lucky shot/ punchers chance and calling for the immediate rematch would be unreal, i'm SO glad Sean just walked him down for 25 mins, didn't get a scratch and looked like he could do 5 more rounds whilst beating one of the best middleweight strikers to ever do it. NO Izzy doesn't get a rematch, Sean is just better, so seethe and cope Dana and all the other Izzy meatriders.