Israel Adesanya lost his second title fight a few hours ago. After claiming the Middleweight title in his rematch against Alex Pereira, Adesanya was ready for his career’s second title defense. But his opponent, Sean Strickland made the bout a one-sided domination and showcased an impressive defensive style. Strickland kept his distance and kept on building up the pressure for ‘The Last Stylebender’. Adesanya seemed to be a bit baffled by Strickland’s fighting style, as there was no urgency in his movements, even though he was losing every round moving forward.

His performance impressed everyone, so much so that even Oscar De La Hoya gave him great advice for his bout recently. Well, many noticed the way ‘The Tarzan’ was moving around the Octagon, and his stance was resembling the legendary boxer, Floyd Mayweather’s. Well, there’s no doubt that if any fighter aspires to be defensive, then Mayweather’s ‘Philly Shell’ technique is the go-to master class for everyone. The fans had a lot of things to say about the resemblance.

Sean Strickland emulating Floyd Mayweather mid-fight excites the combat sports fans

On the X app, the account OOC MMA, drew the similarity between Strickland’s pose and Floyd Mayweather’s ‘Philly Shell’ stance. The fans lost their minds with the accurate side-by-side comparison photo.

One of the fans stated that Strickland has very well adapted the ‘Philly Shell’ technique in his MMA fights.

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Another fan mentioned that at first, it seemed a bit impossible for Strickland to take on the defensive stance going forward in his fight against Israel Adesanya.

One fan commended the new UFC Middleweight champion on his victory and even called it “fantastic”. They loved the way he carried himself throughout the bout.

A fan stated that he did a great job combining the techniques of traditional Muay Thai and defensive boxing for his MMA contest.

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It sounds bizarre but Strickland executed it perfectly.

An X user made a joke that this style of fighting shouldn’t be allowed inside the Octagon.

Well, another fan agreed with the post and stated that they were thinking the same thing while watching the fight.

On a different note, one fan believed that Strickland could never reach up to the level of Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather.

Most of the fans were impressed by the way Strickland took the fight forward and how strategically he moved inside the cage against his opponent. Furthermore, Strickland received a lot of praises for his recent performance, and they all seemed well deserved. What are your thoughts about this? Let us know in the comments section.

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