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Sean Strickland represents the people who had a rough upbringing and overcoming ones past and demons. It’s something we can relate to deeply. I’m happy for him.

Completely agree. He isn’t some fighting prodigy like Khabib or Adesanya. He’s just some guy who came from a broken home and found fighting as an escape, and he worked his ass off to get to where he is. Very inspirational.

Of all the times I've wanted a heavy underdog to win, last night was the first time I've actually cried when it happened. Peace, love, respect, and gratitude to Sean.

The anxiety and tension while watching was unbelievable. It was a Rocky moment. The pacing between rounds, the screaming. Optics of it all. That was amazing. Had strick vs Perreria never happen….I think I might have gave Sean more of a chance. Big fan

Strickland literally dominated the whole fight. I’m still in disbelief. So happy for him he deserves it so much

This is emotional for Chael coz he came so close to being champion and fulfilling a promise to his late father. And he was the guy who destroyed the mystique of Anderson Silva.. theres definitely a sense of vicarious satisfaction for Chael seeing a working class underdog like himself win that belt. Best video ive seen from him

D'Sean winning last night brought a tear to my eye I was so happy for him. When izzy went down in the 1st that upset feeling got in the air you could just feel it coming he had it in the bag by the 4th round. D'Sean was accepted by the Australians as one of their own more than Izzy, a New Zealander. He truly is the people's champion

I got way more emotional than I thought I would when Sean won. From the way he talks about himself it feels like part of him must have felt like he didn't belong in there and didn't deserve something like a world championship. I honestly thought those inner demons would be the reason he lost, but he displayed championship skill and I'm the most impacted by witnessing what he proved to himself, not what he proved to all the fans that thought he couldn't do it. This one hit me pretty hard. I can definitely relate to those feelings.

It's not just that most of us thought he wouldn't win, it's that we thought if he did it would be a freak event or a surprise knock-out, etc. No one on Earth thought this would go 5 rounds and Strickland would win a unanimous decision by simply fighting a better technical fight. This is why you just can't ever miss a main event. You just never ever know.

Sean's performance was a masterpiece. To beat Izzy on points is just insane. Getting a lucky ko or something is one thing but dominating the most decorated striker in the sport's history (alongside Anderson) at his own game is one of the greatest performances ever.

Almost cried when I saw Strickland get the belt put on, Truly inspirational from a guy I never thought would reach the heights that he has. Congrats champ.

It’s nice to finally hear someone say what they want to say for once instead of what corporate and sponsors want them to. As wild as he is, he’s keeping it real and being himself. I’m all for it

One of the most inspiring wins in sports history. Born into a life with the cards completely stacked against him. To get a short notice title fight, as a major underdog on enemy territory, against one of the greatest kickboxers to ever do it. And not to just land a lucky shot, or fluke victory, but to completely dominate the champion for the entire 5 rounds. Absolutely legendary.

I think this is Chael’s best piece he’s ever put out to the world. I think everyone should see this.

Idk man when Sean won and when said he is lost for words the first time in his life, a tear ran down my face. He’s always been one of my fav fighters . Have met him in person, one of the most genuine dudes ever. So happy for him.

I love that De’Sean fought his fight. All the talking heads said he didn’t have a chance unless he used his wrestling. De’Sean stuck to his guns. A Real Man Moment. Fills my heart with joy.

Everyone doubted him. God bless you Sean Strickland 🥲🥲🥲

Strickland winning has made my day.. congratulations to him. Everyone counted him out, what a win he controlled most of the fight. The champion we need.

The fact that pretty much everyone never gave him much of a chance makes what he did a million times better. He shook up the world. Wow. Great work CHAMP

I'm a big izzy fan but as someone who grew up how sean did words can't describe how happy I am for him, that moment where you prove to yourself that you're not the piece of shit your parents said you were is better than anything.

I cant stop crying seeing every interview and reaction on Sean's victory... It really touches deep. Thanks for this video Chael.

Strickland is IMMEDIATELY. GOATED. Name a more mythical fighter than Dundee Strickland I fkn DARE u.

Man, your crystal clear statement about this situation is an inspiration for me. We all have our struggles in life. and sean did it. he has grown beyond himself. it motivates me immensely to keep going and not to give up my own struggle. Greetings to everyone with respect and love.

Whether you like it or not Chael you just watched good defeat evil in real time. This performance was spiritual

Big respect to you Chael for letting Sean have his moment and celebrating it with him. Your words about it are here forever and needed. LETS GO CHAMP STRICKLAND 🇺🇸

Constant, unrelenting, pressure. He just walked him down the entire fight, closed him off and smothered him. Izzy had no room to work, no time to reset, and no space to set anything up. Sean's defense was insane. He got worn down fighting backwards, Sean looked like Michael Meyers, or a Terminator.

One of the greatest title fight performance ever. Up there with Garbrandt v Cruz and Conor v Eddie. Truly an incredible moment.

Sean Strickland is the new UFC SUPERSTAR OF THE WORLD. And without trying to be like some other dudes are. Truly inspiring.

As a Aussie, we claimed him when the fight was announced if he’s not made President in the future we will take Strickland for our prime minister. World Champ Aussie Champ Sean Strickland ❤

Sean represents people with rough upbringings, i totally relate to him so much. my childhood was so hard at times. there were years when my dad didnt even make 100k... ot barely mad a 100k 😢

Its awesome to see the love and respect towards Sean.

Sean represents the majority when it comes to his perspective. He's just willing to say it when most either won't or can't. This is the champion we needed in this crazy world of punching people in the face. Congrats sir 👏

Racist, white supremacist, homophobe, etc, etc are just words that have been weaponised to shut a certain demographic down. We know Sean was never any of those. Sean speaks from the heart and shoots from the hip, and we the people absolutely love him for that. The world needs a load of Sean Strickland's more now than ever

I also had to hide under the bed once or twice growing up when he came a little too drunk or a little too cranked. Then I got into martial arts, and one day when I was 17 I fought back, and from then on he started calming down a lot. It’s hard to even see that picture of Sean in the last 30 seconds because I’ve felt exactly what he feels there.

My jaw was on the floor from Round 1, commentators were speechless, what a night

This is why Chael is one of the best speakers in fighting. Ever.

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

So well spoken Uncle Chael. You described perfectly the passion most of have for this sport and it’s nice that we know we have a place… Strickland is an inspiration to the young guys

Absolutely spot on from Uncle Chael, an amazing performance from Strickland, just walked him down with zero fear and beat him at his own game in striking, incredible!

Will be following Rob Whitaker's picks from now on. What a performance! Strickland's uniqie fighting style makes it look like he's disciplining an angry kid or catching an animal something. I feel like Chael had a win today.

I had a shit childhood too--have been a fan of Sean's for a long time. This is what sports are all about. The great equalizer. Sean worked for it. He is the Matrix. He sparred his ass off and showed no fear. Plus he is funny as fuck. I am super happy right now.

Never been as happy for a champ ever. Strickland! I got teary eyed realising he’d won.

It made my heart so happy when Sean won, I was rooting for him since they started talking about getting him to replace Dricus. To see Sean so genuinely happy and trying to keep his emotions in check after they strapped the belt on him was awesome.

Nights like these make it feel so good to be a UFC fan, kudos to all the fighters on the card

What a year for Strickland. In January he fought Imavov at the Apex and won by decision. In July he fought Magomedov at the Apex and won by KO. Yesterday he fought in Australia on a PPV against one of the greatest of all time and won. Congrats Sean. You are inspiring

Truer words were never spoken Chael. Life happens, but Sean sent the message that you still have to show up.

happy for sean. despite his wildboy antics, i think he's really a golden retriever... but him holding the title is just blood in the water and the sharks will come. people were more guarded when it comes to izzy because not everyone could match his technique. but for a brawler like strickland, there are lots of other wildboys who are willing to just bang it out and see who's left standing

I was rooting for Sean from the get go, but i would be lying if i said i had expected him to win. Not only did he get the W but he completely shut Izzy down. I can't express enough how god damn happy for him i am, still can't believe it honestly. The Drake curse is a real thing.

Congratulations to people's champion Sean Strickland 🤝💐

Watching Strickland, who had a pos father, win got me teary eyed i understand him

It’s Sean’s time, he worked hard to be here! Congrats to him, he looked awesome!

Every working class bloke understands and loves Sean he’s a true inspiration

45 seconds into the Costa fight Izzy destroyed Paulo's calf with three kicks. Sean avoided all of that, and Izzy's bend-back-at-the-waste counters. It truly was an epic performance.

This is by far Chael's most inspiring take ever. Totally agree, I thought Strickland had no chance. I'm glad he proved the world wrong.

What a glorious victory. Woke up today with the biggest smile on my face. Sean fought a perfect fight, won without even a bruise, and shut all the idiots of the world up. All hail the new King!

he definitely inspired me, his childhood is similar to mine and knowing he came from that and is now a star and a champion it's really inspiring

If Hollywood was still committed to art, a movie about Sean Strickland could be one in a decade. The amount of motivation you can garner from the man's story is just something else. From a troubled Neo Nazi child to a truthful hard working man dethroning the King of the middle weights.

Is crazy that Sean not only inspired us people but he inspired every fighter to not doubt yourself and go after, from a division that had no hope and clear contenders, now seems like everybody can be the champ in a good night

It's a Rocky story. Mad love to Sean!

I don't think Sean is racist. He did a great job tonight.

Believed in Sean since his fight with pereira. So happy right now. My favorite middle weight

Definitely was great to see a man like Strickland make it on top!

Chael is so good at cutting promos that he can cut them for someone else who isn’t him, and turn it into a love letter to combat sports while inspiring anyone who watches it.

Izzy relied waaaayyy to much on his counters. As soon as Sean realized this and he kept walking forward it was over. His defense was insane, his punches were calculated and accurate. His performance was just on another level

Sean's a goddamn hero, outclassing pretty much the best striker in the UFC across 25 minutes just like that, absolutely neutralising his gameplan with masterful distance management, great defense and a 1-2, absolutely amazing. Props to him

Stricklands Philly Shell was huge and constant pressure that kept Izzy against the fence. Ill eat crow because I picked Izzy to win, but hats off to Strickland, he had a great Gameplan and I'm also more surprised Izzy didn't have any Answers for that style of defense.

Sean interviews and fights got me into MMA. I’ve never been so happy after a fight! Buzzing with a smile ear to ear

True inspiration! Refreshing to see an honest humble champ. Let’s go underdogs!

Hell yeah he’s champ! I’ve never wanted someone to be a champ more than him, well next to the Bad Guy. I’m not a Izzy hater at all, I’m actually a pretty big Izzy fan and wasn’t rooting against him but was definitely rooting for Sean to become champ no matter who he was fighting. Radtke saying a word that we all say and Sean becoming champ is so nice to see happen. Hopefully men being men will stop being demonized and start being promoted again.

Sean just became a champ by using the most basic of boxing. Inspiring is right.

You are definitely right what he did was an inspiration he put on an absolute masterclass everything was perfect both offense and defense he kept the pressure on izzy the whole time and kept his composure it was honestly the most fascinating fight I've ever seen sean fought a super smart fight I'm so glad he's the champ he definitely earned it

growth mindset is very real. great video

Sean showed the best defense vs the one of the greatest striker in history.. he barely got hit a handful of times 👏

I would say most Aussie fans were team Strickland since Izzy is a rival to our boy Rob. Was a great performance and very inspirational. Suddenly, the MW division got very interesting again and we still have Costa v Chimaev to further blur the match making possibilities

thanks chael for clarifying the 'fight' we all battle and seans unlikely triumph through perseverance

Whose else got paid with sean winning. Sean broke izzy mentally and physically. His defense was on point wow!

Sean Strickland is the Champion that we need in today's world!!

Absolute joy to behold. What a fight.

Well said sir. Thank you for your service

"No man who beats off the cartoons is gonna beat me" - Sean Strickland Who let's the dog out? SEAN! SEAN! SEAN! The hero we needed 💯 I love how beautifully Sean knocked down Izzy in first round ❤️ I love how Sean was going forward while Izzy was going backward lol Remember Bruce Lee once said that he doesn't fear a man who knows 1000 kicks but he fears a man who practice 1000 kicks, the same thing Sean did here very well ^^ Sean proved it very well that when you have nothing to lose you are the most dangerous man Sean doesn't even have mark on his face lol Sean is the man of his word and he did exact same thing inside the octagon. Sean kept going forward and forward. Love it The people's champ, so humble Izzy was so confidence that he didn't used any demonic stuff for this fight 😀 Hahaha even referee was happy to announce the winner 😂❤ Sean very well caught Izzy's chin in first round. No other fighters caught Izzy's chin like Sean did ❤️ Sean Strickland completely shut down Israel Adesanya ❤️🔥 Sean Strickland knew it's a last chance for him for the title and he fought like a Spartan 🔥❤️ How can you not enjoy the victory of Sean Strickland? He faced so many tough times and now he is a champion. Very inspiring ❤️

Sean is a legend!

Only Chael could some it up so perfectly... Absolutely agree and love it!

I appreciate you Chael bring this perspective

This is just as iconic as when Uncle Chael defeated Anderson Silva.

The 185lb division has a Champion and his name is Sean Strickland!!!

First video I watched this morning after last night. Thabk you Uncle Chael couldn't wait.

I just lost my older brother a couple of days ago... And your words really helped... It doesn't erase the pain but it helps me realize not to lose...

I don't normally stay up to watch the fights, but I had to see this one.. My palms started sweating when Sean first knocked Izzy down. I knew he had it in him. What a fight

Strickland just stood there and delivered kidd is tough 👏🏻

Beautiful summary and great analysis Chael. Congrats to the new Champ!

I didn't think Sean had much of a chance, I figured Izzy wld knock Sean out in the 1st or 2nd. When he knocked Izzy down in the 1st I jumped out of my seat and didn't take my eyes off the rest of the fight. I'm so happy for Sean, he truly is a inspiration!! Still in shock, can't believe Sean really did it!! I'm excited to see what Sean does with his new platform as Champion, all this attention he's going to be getting now, I'm ready to see what happens!!

Chael went serious on this one.

Sean Strickland was fighting for that dog's honor! He beat Izzy "Dog Diddler" Adessanya and as a bonus became Champion!

I don’t even really like Sean because of the way he talks, but damn is he inspiring. Especially after being knocked out by Pereira and coming back and winning and getting trained by pereira. Sean stuck to his game plan and didn’t let his emotions go till he had beaten his opponent late in the 5th and it was just icing on the cake then. Like damn man, I might just start working out again thanks to Sean. People need inspiring stories like Sean’s more often!

Strickland tem o coração de um leão e é um verdadeiro campeão. Meus parabéns! 👏👏👏

Thank you for giving Sean the respect he deserves. Everything you said is accurate uncle Chael.

So happy for Sean

Man I was so happy. Lets go Sean!

Sean Strickland reminds us it's ok to be a little fucked up. A little.. imperfect.. because none of us are so why in the hell does everyone pretend to be? Win or lose I will always support a fighter who just tries his best. And it's nice to see a man not over value material things. He just trains and fights to be happy. And if by chance he wins that's great. But losing is also acceptable to him. Because he knows losing is also a possibility. And as long as he tried his best he has no shame. It's not always important to win. But to just try your best. People say he's nutty. I say he's one of the most relatable human beings I've seen in a long time.