never would I think in an MMA title match, a fighter wins by BOXING in PHILLY SHELL DEFENSE and completely dominate. Hats off to Sean Strickland, he deserves it.

"I fight, because it allows me to train" this is one of the most impressive statements I have heard in UFC press conferences.

He not only beat Izzy, but he kept it standing and made it look like a mismatch. This guy is insane!

Sean Strickland not only embarassed Adesanya and Eugene Bareback in the fight, he humiliated the the whole UFC in this presser. What an absolute savage

One of the greatest post fight press conferences of all time.

a man who loves what he does and is just grateful to even be there. No Pride. No Ego. Respect Sean!

When he said " I run my mouth so much people forget I can fight" that's true.. We knew he could fight but never expected this. Great performance

Sean might actually be the realest person in the UFC, totally 100% earned my respect as a person and a fighter.

Sean Strickland is a prime example of how adversity builds character. From a rough upbringing, to getting knocked out by Pereira, to becoming the Middleweight CHAMP. He kept on moving forward and improving, embodying the absolute resilience and values of a strong man 🐐

How refreshing, a honest fighter who knows exactly who is is and does it because he loves it. Awesome champion.

I absolutely love Sean’s honesty, he’s always so humble in the most comedic and violent ways 😂

Sean didn’t just box. He paced Izzy the whole fight and maintained a Muay Thai lead leg. It was actually a masterclass in game planning. Also, people talk about it Izzy’s feints but don’t talk about how jittery Sean’s defense is. That sort of counteracting movement can also overload your nervous system, especially once you start landing shots off elbows and forearms

living in a universe where Sean Strickland is the champion. WOW I LOVE IT!!!!!

"No man that Beats off to cartoons is gonna beat me 👊🏽🇺🇲" -man of his words . Legend. GOATed

Sean Strickland is a LEGEND! 5 Rounds, not a scratch!. One of the greatest post fight press conferences of all time..

Respect for calling out and recognize the interviewer who has been with you since the start. Shows your realness and humbleness as a champ Sean. Well deserved title. Love all the dog stories too hahahah

Sean is the most relaxed fighter I’ve seen. He wastes no energy, just plods forward. His timing is smooth as

No matter what happens from here Sean will always be a middleweight champion. No one can ever take that away from him

Hopefully Dana realises what a gem they have as a champion, and just how popular he actually is.

“The only reason I fight is to fund my hobby of training” That’s why he won, a man who loves the grind . Sean beat one of the greatest fighters of alll time . At his prime. No one can take this away from him. This is without a doubt the best underdog win in ufc history. And the fact that he’s still true to himself. Respect to izzy for such class act after.

You can hear how uncomfortable he makes the media when he speaks his mind. Strickland throws a wrench in the whole system and im here for every second of however long it lasts. Haven't had a champ like this in a long long time

You shocked the world and prevailed against all odds. My heartiest congratulations to Sean Strickland ..

What a guy. Genuinely funny and down to earth. The breath of fresh of air the UFC needed

This was one of the best post-fight press conferences in a long time. Entertaining and real.

Bro looks completely fresh and had the cardio to go for another 5 rounds. A guy who boxed his way into a world title against one of the best kickboxers ever. Incredible.

Sean Strickland is a true LEGEND!

The moment in the end where he stands up and gets the belt made me cry. I can see Sean as a little kid getting beat and treated unfairly. So happy for this man

The champ we didn’t know we needed 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

What I love about Sean is that even if he were to lose his belt the next fight, he truly wouldn't give af

He walked izzy down for 25 min And left without a scratch crazy!! Sean the New King of the middleweights !!!❤

Makes me really happy to see someone with his personality put on a masterclass. Talks the talk, walks the walk

So much respect for his honesty and openness. Glad to share the planet with him.

Strickland is a weird guy but he’s honest and very humble for the most part and from what he was to what he is now in terms of of being a good person is crazy Sean is genuinely a legend and people should respect him

Sean just turned the press into a stand up show - that's a different level of cool

This was one of the best post-fight press conference interviews I’ve ever seen. Not only am I completely ready for the Strickland era, but I am also in desperate need of therapy, immediately. Heck yeah!

Sean's striking was tremendously high level. Wow, he did deserve it.

"I fight cause it allows me to train..." - What a warrior!

I’m still in disbelief at what Sean Strickland just accomplished, I legitimately can’t believe that he did it 😂😂

He's real. He's too real for majority of people but in the end he's spitting harsh truths about life and I love it

Genuinely happy for this guy! No gimmick, he's just Sean Strickland.

Sean is so authentic. Says things as they are.

Dude. Props to Strickland man. He basically just walked Adesanya down for 5 rounds and took the championship with jabs. My man barely threw kicks and didn’t shoot for a takedown that whole fight. Strickland beat one of the UFCs flashiest with confident boxing. Incredible!

"No man who beats off to cartoons is gonna beat me" Sean said it and he MEANT IT

Be proud of that Belt Sean! Its amazing accomplishment that nobody can take away from you ever! You completely dominated that fight..Its well deserved!!

Sean Strickland beating Israel Adesanya by unanimous decision is just insane, one of the most shocking upsets in MMA today, MMA's such a crazy unpredictable sport

Sean humiliated Israel during the lead up, ended up becoming the fan favorite, and beat Izzy at his own game! ABSOLUTELY CRAZY! 💯 What a performance 👏

The miserable look on Dana's face after he put the belt on Strickland was PRICELESS

What a masterclass performance. Seans kicks werre brutal up the middle and his peg checks were beautiful. His defense was crazy. Hats off

First post interview I've heard in its entirety... love this dudes honesty .... so bad ass and not scared at all about backlash

Izzy wasn't off. Sean made it virtually impossible for Izzy to fight his fight. Sean's defence is top notch. I said he would knock Izzy out in the second. I was close. Good for Sean. He deserves this title.

Respect for Sean stood 5 rounds with one of the best strikers and came out with the W.

His modified philly shell, slight use of muy thai distance management, and the fact he's got that DAWG in him is why hes the champ. I love Sean hes a national treasure 💯

Sean is the champion of the common man. Every one who went through a rough up bringing should look at this man and feel inspired. I know i damn am

“Aaahhh Man!!!” That’s how Strickland starts off every conversation 😂😂😂 I love this guy, well done and Congratulations brother🙏🏾

I don't think there's a more brutally honest person in the entirety of the UFC, absolutely no filter. And I'm here for it! 👌

This man is everything Colby wants to be, but with ease. No rehearsals and pre prepared lines need it

I didn't think Strickland had a chance in hell to win this fight. He proved me wrong. Well done sir, you fought a hell of a fight and earned my respect.

One of the biggest upsets in ufc history. Congrats Sean

To him, he's not an athlete or a champion. He really is just a pure fighter down to the bone. Absolute legend.

Insane... ABSOLUTELY insane...Sean's reflexes, pressure, and defending leg kicks were incredible. My goodness... an old school fighter/boxer against a legend like Izzy.

We got a US champ back in the middleweight division. Honestly last night was wonderful. Thank you Sean.

Strickland is an example for us all. Grit and determination. And straight talking.

I never ever was so happy in my life to see another man succeeding. This was crazy.

sean was so calm and composed perfect display of offense and defense

And still the staff protects their golden boy at the end and cuts the press conference short even after the fight when it's supposed to be Sean's time... really hope they realize quick that this guy is great for pressers and does an inmense work at being entertaining and funny, being favorite to both fans and reporters. He is not harming the UFC, quite the opposite. Appreciate the gift that this man is on the mic

this is one of the most hilarious and entertaining and honest post fight pressers i have ever seen , so many one line death bombs ! i was sore from laughing .. the fight was great but this was a proper laugh . this will be quoted forever !

Thank you Sean for doing this for all of the dogs of Auckland, New Zealand

That was my favourite fighter post-fight presser ever!! I liked Strickland before this, but now I love the man. 100% authentic, repping NDs

Love from Philadelphia, in memory of Joe Frazier. Was watching Chael, was watching Bisping. They both knew something nobody else knew. Opened at 626 to 1 odds. Unreal. Thank you Sean Strickland.

I love the way the Australian fans embraced Sean after the win!!

I’m really happy for Strickland! Dude is wild and off the chain, but you can tell he is a guy on a journey of overcoming his past. He’s a good man. He frustrated Izzy. Izzy couldn’t land any head strikes, and he was catching him and hurting him every so often. In the 4th round the stats showed that Izzy had only landed 11% of his head shots. That’s wild

Sean... you made a guy lose 220k on his Izzy bet. You fucking legend!

Congratulations to my boy Sean he earned it.

I never paid much attention to Sean Strickland.. but I could definitely see me and this guy having some beers and cheers 😂😂 your awesome 🏆 champ

I had a real, real, real strong belief that Sean could do it. There is no more dangerous opponent than a maniac with nothing to lose. A guy with amazing skills like Izzy has a problem when he fights someone with a limited skill set but with the passion and desire to die in the ring. I am so pleased for Sean- the guy deserves it. A real, real fighter in the fight game.

You just cant hate this guy man, deserves all the respect! Legend!

I started crying in the last 10 seconds of R5... he really had a hard childhood, and he couldn't believe he did it. I enjoyed every second.. enjoy it champ

Not only was it the boxing masterclass, he checked damn near everything. Insane, it’s amazing to have Sean as champion.

It’s funny, he’s the most unlikely champion, and yet EXACTLY the champion the world needs. He’s so real, not at all pretentious and a damn good fighter. Huge respect to D’Sean.

Sean Strickland grew up dodging his dad's punches and bear cans being throwed at him, as a young adult he disarmed a man that pointed a shotgun at him - fighting in his DNA.

Man I love Sean Strickland, no ego, no bullshit, just all business 👊👍😂

He kills every interview he does by not trying and it’s the best! I hope he can hold on to this belt for a long time and keeps clowning on it 😂

Sean Strickland, Sean O’Malley, 2 underdogs beating dominant champions. What a life

Strickland is hilarious 😂😂 Breath of fresh air in this PG world

Mad respect to Strickland. I like the honesty…”since when does the ufc give me an option in who to fight”. “I was having doubts walking to the cage”. I like the honesty and wish more fighters would be truthful versus saying I am never scared, I knew I would win…yaddy, ya, ya

If Strickland had a podcast I would listen to it. I loved every minute of this.

As an Izzy fan I actually want to see Sean continue to win. The more he wins the more he gets to talk at post fight press conferences. This is gold!

I almost cried when he won i'm so happy for Sean!! Huge win for all the Under(DOGS) in the world!!!🙌🏾🌎🐶🏆🐕

This post championship interview is an instant classic. Hats off to the champion the world never thought we would see. Every controversial statement he said was laced with uncomfortable truth which made it even more interesting.

I'm proud of you Sean you deserve this live it up! 🔥

Man the Australian crowd never disappoints, probably the best crowd in the world? Rarely booing, super loud and always respectful if their hometown fighter looses.

So happy for Strickland, never wanted someone to win so much and so happy for him. What a fight !!!

Usually when someone is this outspoken people either love you or hate you. But I think Strickland's story is so universal that not many people actually dislike him. It doesnt matter whether you came from the ghetto, a trailer park, or some war torn part of the world, people love to see the underdog make something of himself. Well done sir!

TIMESTAMPS 0:09 did that fight play out how you thought it was going to? 0:34 you think Izzy was off tonight? 1:39 did you think the ref was gonna stop it on that Knockdown in the first? 2:00 You open to a rematch? 2:25 how do you rate your performance? 2:52 how does it feel to be the champ 4:02 could you go back to fighting with no crowd 4:44 what in your life is gonna change now that you’re the champ 5:14 what did Izzy say to you at the end? 6:03 did you notice you checking the leg Kicks was bothering him 6:40 Sean story of him protecting his dog 7:33 what do you think Izzy will say going into the next fight? 8:01 If it’s another fight, you think it should be Jared or DDP 8:20 what goes through your mind in the terms of proving people wrong who thought you would lose 8:51 how much did the fans cheering impact you during the fight 10:48 Sean talking about his Coach 11:34 does this moment winning rank as the happiest in your life 12:10 what do you think about going from all the bad shit you been through in your life to now become the champion 13:57 do you think Izzy underestimated you? 14:54 how does it feel to always be now known as a champion 15:51 was there a point in the fight that you knew you won?

truly a rocky moment ....for such a deserving person ....moments that make life happy

Sean is awesome, the guy is one of the most genuine, honest dudes ever to play the game..Hope D'Sean reigns for a long time..👊💯

Thank you Sean for bringing another belt back to the States 🇺🇲 Legendary.

“I fight to finance my hobby“ I feel that.

My throat is on fire from doing Sean impressions all week lol.

He really couldn’t have a better fight . Flawless victory