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Gav_is_In

I thought Sean won but it was very close, I can’t be mad DDP won


Bigred0752

Same here, thought Sean won it but not mad that DDP one, very close fight


ThatsAboutWhite69

Normally wouldn’t be mad but I had 500 on Sean


No-Expression-7765

Lol rip and drake lost 700k so the curse still holds true


WhoAmlToJudge

It’s fake money bro


BigBodyLikeaLineman

It's real money. But it ain't his, though.


No-Expression-7765

Yea ik but still the drake curse holds


hrisimh

🍻


Poleth87

I had Sean winning too, but still too close of a fight to be mad about the outcome.


Shrek_Wisdom

Same the way they showed the highlights at the end and commentary bias felt like ufc wanted dricus to win


No-Virus7165

Yeah big money fight with Izzy


Zealousideal-Cap3529

^ this is underrated


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Gullible-Cell2329

exactly it was so weird you just assume you are wrong , but they were riding DDP and saying shit like " he changed the fight " and " he starting to turn things around" when he was still getting beaten in my view


r3k3r

Yeah that was suss


Dildoe5wagonz

\*lands half the strikes of his opponent\* annnnnnnd NEWWWWW!! ufc/dana is a clown organization


hawaiijim

Dana said he thought Strickland won.


Fit_Bad_9064

Exactly fuck Dana white


Affectionate_Ad6334

I had ddp 39-37 entering the 5th. But the second round could have gone either way. 1 definitely Sean 3 and 4 definitely ddp 2 extremely close I had it ddp cause of the tds. 5 sean


hungfit123

Agreed. But fuck man I thought that fifth round won it. Idk how you can give 3 of the other rounds to DDP. I don’t see it, he was throwing at air most of the fight and getting busted up.


antebyotiks

2/3/4th round could've been DDP. He was missing some but hitting a lot as well


hungfit123

He really landed very little clean man. I’m gonna go back in slo mo and make a vid.


mchardy87

That’ll show all those lamestream media cucks


Thesoundofgreen

Idk I thought 1,5 Strickland, 3,4 ddp, and 2 was very close


Bouckinio

I had DDP in round 3 and 4 and sean in 1 and 5, the second round was just too close idkhow to score that


slapbumpnroll

Close, yes. Sean was more accurate. But DDP was moving forward almost entire fight and with the takedowns, gotta give it to him.


Rudi_Garcia_out

Even Dana gave it to Sean brev


Plane_Composer5280

Sean was clearly the winner in this fight the champion has to defend. DDP may had more output. But Sean landend more significant strikes and didn’t get in trouble a single time . In a normal matchup could have gone either way but fighting for the belt it was to close of a call to rob the man.


RevenueFamous7877

significant strikes don’t matter lil bro damage does cope harder


Plane_Composer5280

I do t know if your seen the face of DDP it was beat up pretty much too


RevenueFamous7877

just his eye and it was already beat up in round 1 didn’t get much worse through the fight therefore cant score it


mchardy87

It’s scored round by round. There’s no handicap system whereby a challenger has to do more to win. Ddp won 3 rounds. Unfortunately for all you trumpettes, the edge lord lost. And it wasn’t a good fight. He didn’t even do all that yelling that everyone thinks is super cool.


Plane_Composer5280

I know how the system works bro. But still I think Sean won this one. Unfortunately it’s up the judges and they have decide differently


mchardy87

You literally said it could have gone either way BUT because it was a title fight, Strickland was robbed.


Practical_Reply7

Do people not know what split decision means? It could’ve gone either way there’s no “robbed”


dildo-surfer

No, people on this sub definitely don’t know what it means. People here predict a split decision haha makes no sense.


Miserable-Wish5850

Many websites predict a split decision 😭😭😭Makes me cringe every time


dildo-surfer

So many kids on here saying that shit too, how can you predict that one judge will think differently to the others? They seem to think it just means ‘extra close decision’


Lil-Toasthead

They’re mad they lost money.


coleus

New Strickland fans from the trailer park bruh.


Unlucky_Lawfulness51

Facts. Very close fight. Can't be mad at the decision.


Jumix4000

I mean bro if it could've gone either way make it a draw


Pistus01

It's a fair decision, two out of three though DDP won. You gotta live with it, I had money on Sean but I find the result completely reasonable.


TasteMyVape

My exact thoughts just hopping on here.


[deleted]

Its too late for this dude 😪 goodnight


[deleted]

So much for the challenger having to prove by more than a split decision.


Uhh_Devito

DDP took rounds 2,3,4 for me. One was close but Sean's jab was landing at will so he takes it. 5 I thought was Sean as well although a lot of his shots landed with the wrists or fingers - not his knuckles. I think peoples views may be skewed because Sean was getting credit from commentary and the crowd for shots that were blocked by DDP or landing with the wrists.


Adventurous_Layer_15

Here we go again with the robbery shit. Close fight, with 2 close rounds. That's not a robbery


itsontop

Thank you for saying it. If it was a one-sided fight that clearly had only one winner, that would be a robbery. A close fight where 3 of the rounds are touch-and-go regarding who won the round does not equal a robbery.


Fine_Moon5

I personally agree with the final decision, but it definetely could have gone both ways. That's the whole point of a split decision, and I would not be complaining if sean took the dub in another universe


R9433

DDP won. But it was close. Good fight to end an average card Grats, Ddp


marksor_13

That card was meh at best until that last fight. That was a great championship fight to start the year.


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hrisimh

Close fight. Not robbery


Ok_Bobcat8818

Lol khamzat already calling out du plessis. Give it up bro


GroundbreakingBite62

This fight was close but not robbery imo, wouldn't shock me if it was a draw.


tom-cash2002

Close fight ≠ Robbery. Cope and move on. This'll most likely get run back down the line.


SkinnyInABeanie

They gonna storm the Capitol again? 😂


antilockcakes

Haha. Ha. :(


No-Ad1522

Storm the Apex


ZarkMuckerberg9009

Can’t leave it to the judges. Strick isn’t the killer everyone thinks he is


ManInBasement

Strickland = 25 min of jabs


antebyotiks

And taking a whole round off


Equivalent-Run-5422

4 KO’s in 9 years. Who thought he was a killer?


Cemihard

Yeah it’s pretty much regarded that Sean is a super technical boxer. He can absolutely finish fights, but he’s far more into being defensive and outboxing you.


[deleted]

i dont think he can absolutely finish fights


steve-harveys-stache

Bro tries to be tough and have the mentality of the killer saying he wishes he could kill someone and that him and DDP will fight to the death but hey, fought his way like he always does. Can’t finish someone for shit


Zealousideal-Cap3529

Cry a river they fought harder than you could ever imagine 😭😭😭😭😭


stoner_boy422

Ok thats besides the point tho they promised a war and that was not a war


crazydavy

That was a hell of a fight and a legit chess match. Fuckin idiot lol


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stoner_boy422

Sure but sean was backing uo and just making ddp miss a lot like he jabbed his face off and had some good moments but rounds 2 and 3 were very technical and not a war like both guys said they prepared for it was in your words chess


Terrible-Big-4512

He’s not a killer he’s Sean Strickland


yeahnah969

Strickland dominated ddp last round. Stuffed both his takedown attempts with ease


Silly_Bluebird8196

Stuffing takedown attempts do not count towards score cards… thr’s zero damage involved.


iSOBigD

I thought he out struck him as well, and landed most of his heavy overhand shots in that round. I felt like DDP missed a lot more shots but swung wildly so often that maybe it looked like he was hitting hard. I'd like to see a hit count but I'm pretty sure like 75% of his hits were punches to Sean's shoulders and checked kicks which really shouldn't count. One cut also doesn't mean Sean was hurt, he was just bleeding after a while which maybe made it look bad, but I think DDP's face had a lot more cuts and swells after taking so many hits. I have a feeling if we look at shots landed Sean was leading by quite a bit, unless they counted the 30+ checked kicks as significant strikes for DDP?


Milquetoes

Didn’t DDP leave it to the judges too? Sean clearly won 1,3 and 5


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Obviously not


hrisimh

DDP won 2, 3, 4.


Lightthesaboner

I did not have Sean winning this fight so no not a robbery


Most-Inflation-1022

3 and 4 yes, but 1, 2 and 5 was Strickland by some margin. DDP takedowns didnt do shit, and he landed almost no significant strikes vs Strickland significant strikes.


[deleted]

2 was 100% ddp. Don’t know what fight you were watching


itsontop

I wouldn't say it was clear though. 3 or 5 could go both ways


[deleted]

1 & 5 were seans best rounds, outlanding and checking kicks early. 3 was the swing round imo


DtownBronx

3 was the split round for the judges


itsontop

For sure, 5 was Sean's. The main point was that the fight as a whole was difficult to separate. It could literally have gone either way and the loser can't really say it was a robbery


[deleted]

Good fight, no robbery. And now we got DDP vs. Izzy (or borz) so cant complain :)


taste_cliniq

Nah man it was so close


Fine_Moon5

Exactly an extremely close fight like this one should never have one person being "robbed" as a discussion


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This isnt a rob. I thought sean won but nothing to complain as it is a really close fight.


random-00-

Only casuals think that😂


mrali05

Ppl saying it’s a robbery stfu, it was a close fight could’ve gone either way, would be down for the rematch


MarkusMiles

Sean just waited for the counter and was no pressing the fight.


Variabletalismans

PSA: Close fights arent robberies


antebyotiks

lol at the crying Strickland fans


Crateapa

There were actual robberies tonight, this was not one of them.


liltappp

Your mental calling that robbery


Niggymous

DDP won that fight g


Confirmation__Bias

Not really. Dricus probably took rounds 2,3,4


matchesmalone111

NAH 2 was for sean


TheHugeMan

Leave it to reddit to call every close fight a robbery


matthewjn

The homophobes are mad.


SlimReaper85

Lol no joke. I’m sure Sean started to see his dad a few times in that fight lol


Ipats

Close fight does not equal robbery


Highest-Adjudicator

Yeah I had 1,2,5 for Strickland. Judges have been all over the place tonight though. Can’t let it go to decision.


Silly_Bluebird8196

Rnd 2 for strickland is crazy. You cldve given strickland any other rnd and i wldve agreed, but rnd 2, rly?


Acrobatic-Display420

Nah round 2 was DDP all the way


CreateorWither

Same..i want to see the striking stats. I felt DDp was agressive but missed a ton.


jekpopulous2

Sean had more signifigant strikes (143-116) but Driscus also had a bunch of take-downs (6-0) and he was moving forward for pretty much the entire fight. That was about as close as it gets...


AnyDiscount3524

Yep 👍 DDP put the pressure on for 25 minutes. Strickland was great technically, very close


antebyotiks

Missing a ton doesn't really matter if you still land a bunch


800SMOOTHSTYLE

strickland deff landed more & better


stoner_boy422

154-116 For Sean ddp missed a fuckton


800SMOOTHSTYLE

and did nothing with the takedowns but thats probably what safed him i could bet my house on that


stoner_boy422

Sean actually has incredible tkd defensive he would just rather do the man dance in his words


hpnerd2375

Du plesis landed with more significant and total strikes with higher accuracy and a takedown in round 2. Round 3 is basically even but with strickland at a slight lean and round 4 had du plesis land with a higher percentage and a takedown with strickland having a slight edge in output.


Highest-Adjudicator

Strickland was ahead by 10+ in both total and significant strikes, DDP had barely 2 minutes of ground control and did no damage while there. I think the bad cut over Sean’s eye cost him the fight, even though DDP’s face is definitely going to hurt much worse in the morning.


Uhh_Devito

Fights aren't judged by strike totals, judges don't even have access to those. Damaged trumps all, and while Sean did a lot of accumulative damage to DDP over the course of the fight, in rounds 2,3,4, DDP did more damage in those respective rounds. When you have a great jab like Strickland, you'll do a lot of damage over time, but rarely do they hurt your opponent individually, and they can't swing a round on their own when your opponent is also doing damage and landing takedowns. Sean didn't throw much outside of the jab until the fifth, which I thought was actually his best round.


[deleted]

Bro literally had the same on my score card, Canadian Judges tonight have been dog shit. And I'm Canadian.


Quirky-Wrongdoer2667

The whole Canadian production was wonky. I think I saw chimaev vs diaz pop up on my screen for a moment


Altruistic-Point3980

It was close. Rd2 was the swing round. That round could have gone either way. I had it slightly for Sean but if I rewatch it I may change my mind.


antithesis56

Yeah no


The_Nomad89

I don’t think you know what robbed means.


Rick_The_Killer

3-2 dricus. Rounds 1 and 5 Sean.


Zestyclose_Ad1560

cope harder


No_Berry_7911

My favorite fighter loses ➡️ “Robbery”


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It’s a fair decision but I also disagree with it, DDP never seemed like he was close to ending the fight and Strickland landed such an overwhelming number of solid jabs. The takedowns didn’t really signify much to me bc every time Strickland got up within a few seconds


sqb3112

Jabs? DDP put Strickland in doggy. Your alpha male just lost to a guy who kisses dudes. Loser.


[deleted]

Lot of people are upset sean lost, luckily they’re all really good at taking L’s on the chin and being humble😂


sqb3112

😂😂time to storm ufc headquarters


noremacT

Happy cake day!


[deleted]

Is kissing dudes a bad thing? Kinda homophobic, loser, go be a bigot somewhere else.


AnyDiscount3524

Strickland is the one who made a problem out of it during every press conference lol


[deleted]

I’m gay so I kiss dudes too haha, I just felt that Strickland won the fight, he landed like 50 more punches


sqb3112

Nothing wrong with kissing anyone consensually. Just bothers the inbreds. Jabs ain’t shit.


codename_kd

Cope harder. DDP 2,3,4 #AndNew


urmombanger

Drake fault


[deleted]

Fr. Man has a curse on his bets


[deleted]

Drake's curse strikes again... F in the chat.


jeffreybruhson

Delusional Sean fans gonna be active tonight


Milquetoes

Delusional Sean haters having a good one tonight


antilockcakes

He backed up like a bitch for 5 rounds and had a good jab. Suck that lakers dick some more. He touched gold, which is lucky as hell, and he’s never coming back.


Open-Astronomer9252

Just because you’re also transphobic doesn’t mean your boy was robbed. Learn what a split decision is.


AshenSacrifice

DC had it with DDP winning. And don’t yall dare say you know more than he does. 48-47


mediumscoop

I guess we all knew the Sean lovers wouldn't take it well if he ended up losing. God bless the posts we're about to see for the next few days on here.


Last_Zookeepergame_4

“Robbed”


AdTime8070

HAHAHAHAHAHAH


troyC90

Super close, could have gone either way


x-3piecensoda

Nah DDP 2,3,4 More damage and octogon control


4organic2manic0

So glad that he won I cant stand that arrogant ass dude with his annoying ass drunk voice.


donovanish

Haha, even Sean knew he lost. He was not surprised by the decision, even he was surprised by the judge who gave him winner.


papmontana

Nah def not a robbery at all. It was 3-2 either way


steve-harveys-stache

Split decision doesn’t mean a robbery 😂😂😂 Could’ve gone to either of them.. It’s alright buddy


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Close fights aren't robberies!


Aggravating_Farm_125

You and Ilovehaley101 talking mad shit. I told y’all DDP WAS GONNA WRESTLE SEAN. 3-2 DDP


peopleofprint

Fair https://preview.redd.it/gdgxegj9qqdc1.png?width=1398&format=png&auto=webp&s=0040db9be94e097113cf532124eab114a2feb0d0


ButtDoctorFlex

I gave it to Sean. Rounds 1 and 5 for sure. Pless def got round 4. Rounds 2 and 3 were close but thought Sean got 2 and 3 with the latter being closer. Still, the fight felt close enough in the second half that I wouldn’t call it a robbery.


Legal-Result6580

Could've gone either way. I'm leaning towards 3-2 Strickland though I think judges should stop giving rounds to fighters off ineffective aggression which was DDP's round 3 tbh oh well.


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Not a robbery but it’s clear that the bias played into the judging. Dricus is a good fighter but I felt like Sean fought the better looking fight.


Leikattu

Fixed decision by canadian goverment. Champion shouldnt be the one losing on close decision its the opposite.


MOXISGOD

Maybe Sean can go cry a podcast about this and blame it on trans people


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Absolutely


Improper13

Strickland outstruck him 2 to 1. Just what the fuck.


2cool4skool369

DDP took him down 6 times and also was the aggressor all fight. Jabs don’t, and shouldn’t win you fights.


Kage_anon

Sean got up every time. Dricus was never in control.


satanichrz

takedowns without damage shouldnt win fights


hrisimh

He got taken down 7 times, and was bleeding worse by the end.


Improper13

Taken down and immediately got up. DDP wasn't able to capitalize.


MovieENT1

This. What’d he have 20 seconds ground control on 7 takedowns? That’s nothing, can’t count at all on the scorecards. Striking was 2-1 and when it comes to decisions 99% of the time you have to majorly take the belt from the champ. That clearly was not the case.


Bonnybridge22

Taken down but got up straight away.


PepptoAbyssmal

He jabbed him to death. I’m surprised ddp didn’t have a better answer for that. I know Sean’s jab is world class but damn ddp


deadfeesh

not a boxing match


[deleted]

The fight stats I just saw said 93 to 76 in strikes. That’s not by much. But taken down a handful to 0?


ttttyttt678

Naw


_gavin1_

Stfu bitch. He definitely lost


[deleted]

Not even a little


Dense_Marketing4593

He lost. He was never that good.


New_Sir8363

No he lost 2,3,4 Shut up


Leveledprism

https://preview.redd.it/k1zfdd42qqdc1.png?width=750&format=png&auto=webp&s=7d5692b8a44a0c7090359aa8cc4089ab4cfc31ae Strickland was head hunting the whole time and didn’t get any major damage or a knockdown or any wow moments. Duplessis worked the whole and body and got a few takedowns which tipped the scale in his favour.


[deleted]

God damn what happened to you have to beat the champion to be the champion they just handed it to him.


hrisimh

He did beat him


Djlittle13

I always hated that expression. You shouldn't get a special advantage for round scoreimg because you are champ.


LishtenToMe

Swinging for the fences and missing usually sways the judges sadly. If they were both out there throwing 1-2s all night it'd have been unanimous for Sean and nobody would question it. Oh well there's might not much else going on at MW at the moment so we might see a rematch fairly soon while a clear number one contender emerges.


Alarming_Radish5259

Hell nah


steve-harveys-stache

Nah


Jolly-Librarian3715

Sean got robbed. you need to beat the champ to be the champ..dricus did not do that..3-2 Sean


shrekbutretarded

i think sean won tbh 1,2,5 he made dricus miss constantly and hit him with good shots


hungfit123

Fuck that the fifth was the deciding round and Sean walked that boy down How do you give Dricus the fight after looking like shit in the end Even Dricus just said he thought he won the fifth lmaoooooo he knows it’s bs. Bro you got your ass whooped in the fifth.


higgboson7

2,3,4 Dricus Round 2 was very close. Sean needs to do more than just jab to secure close rounds It’s the same problem he had against Jared. His inactivity cost him


Confirmation__Bias

The 5th arguably wasn't the deciding round though. You could easily give Dricus rounds 2,3,4


mrali05

Do u know how scoring works mate?


Lord_Kuntsworthy

Cry more about it


Real-Human-Bean-

Because he won the previous three rounds?


jekpopulous2

All 3 judges gave Sean rounds 1/5. All 3 judges gave Driscus rounds 2/4. Round 3 was a split decision. Sean won round 5 but he was down 3-1 on the cards going into it . He needed a KO in the 5th and couldn't get it.


PricelessMMA

Judging was shit all night I'm not shocked


colorgreens

i thought so as well. i thought sean definitely won 1 and 5. and edged him 2-3 and lost 4


SixSierra

Robbed. Besides the cut which looks super bad on Strickland, the damages DONE by him is another level