Sean Strickland, the newly crowned UFC middleweight champion, commented on his sensational victory over Israel Adesanya.
"What is this? Is this a fucking dream? Someone hit me. Never in my life would I have thought that I would be here now. I'm not one of those who cry, but I can barely hold on now. Izzy is a tough kid with a huge collection of knockouts, he beat most of my friends easily. At some moments I doubted myself. Thanks to the fans from Australia, you motivated me. I am not kidding. When I went into the fight, I heard you, in the 4th round I heard you, thank you. It energized me. I've beenĀ working so hard, I'mĀ donating so many brain cells to the MMA gods every day. I thought I would come out of the cage today bloody and broken, and in shock that it turned out differently. This is the first time that I have no words...ā
Let us remind you that Strickland beat Adesanya by unanimous decision.
