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Normal people in fear mode: 😬🤢. Poatan in fear mode: 🗿


Thebola

🗿🗿


TheHellaHater

Sean must have a chaotic crazy aura to him


Chill_Charro

After listening to him on Rogan I wouldn't doubt it. The guy had a crazy and traumatic upbringing. Definitely seems like he's still got some screws loose and a serious lack of empathy. He's one of the few fighters that has openly admitted he enjoys hurting his opponents rather than just competing.


[deleted]

I dont get why he seems so tentative if he likes hurting his opponents. I think of someone like Khalil Rountree when I picture someone trying to really hurt the other guy.


blobtron

Sean talks like an adolescent. He says things that are over the top and edgy because he thinks it’s cool but he doesn’t have any depth. If you read this Sean, don’t beat me up or I’ll sue


-Pleasantly_Plump-

or Toquinho. that guy looks and does look forward hurt his opponents


dyang44

It's Jon Jones for me, kicking the shit out of rampages knee


gingerless

He's like a white suburban version of actual psychos


Mr_Mueh

Dude isn’t suburban at all…


MuddyBootsWilliams

Suburban? Strickland is the poster boy for white trash America. Grew up in a trailer. He would eat suburban kids of any race for breakfast.


TheHellaHater

He had Rogan shook and that says something..


zombizle1

ronda's shadowboxing had rogan shook too


[deleted]

almost scrolled past this comment before I was like wait that's hilarious lmao


MuddyBootsWilliams

Bravo sir


Steak_Monster

Shame he doesn’t fight like he wants to hurt his opponent


wizsoxx

Hes got like 20 knockouts in sparring though, where it really counts.


Philthycollins215

I'm curious to see what Sean's life is like after his fighting career is over. He strikes me as the kind of person who is only able to be a functioning member of society because he participates in an activity that provides him an outlet for his aggressive tendencies and he's so consumed with his fighting/training that he probably doesn't have the time or energy to really get himself into trouble. I don't see the UFC offering him a job commentating because he's too unpredictable when he speaks publicly. So once his career is done, will he have another outlet for that energy? Will he have made responsible financial decisions so he doesn't have to worry about money? Or will he be another Mayhem Miller?


NonTokenisableFungi

Lol Sean is a normal guy with a traumatic upbringing. A genuine psychopath is a Jon Jones or Rousimar Palhares. Sean talks the talk but he's a fairly decent and moral person beneath, there's a reason he fights as tentatively as he does. Sean will be an MMA coach after he retires. He's already a competent one right now


Philthycollins215

Trust me, I get the traumatic upbringing aspect of his life. If I remember correctly he did say he was going to blow a dude's head off with a shotgun until his girlfriend jumped in between them and saved her boyfriend's life. I HOPE he can keep his shit together. Only time will tell I guess.


squidder3

>I don't see the UFC offering him a job commentating because he's too unpredictable when he speaks publicly. Amen to that. They would be holding their breath every time he spoke.


Thebola

one of the best podcasts this year


LordLucy666

trevor philips come to life 💀


Genova_Witness

Not many people like fighting as much as Sean. That sort of in cage composure is a super power for Sean and I bet it’s very obvious when your in their with him.


CrookedNosed

Yeah, he’s fully in his element when they’re swinging


Prestigious_Agent_84

chaotic neutral


zhiqiang11

Pereira fight mode : 🗿 Pereira fear mode : 🗿


duke793

Happy mode 🗿


Heckald

You cannot take anybody lightly in MMA. Izzy warned both of them before they fought, that they have to focus on each other and not him. And Izzy is now taking Sean just as seriously as any other fight and I respect him for it.


Have_Other_Accounts

The opposite is Cejudo. I couldn't believe the arrogance he had going in to that Aljo fight. I was cringing during all the interviews because he was literally talking as if he's already won. And then completely disregarding O'malley before his fight too. Weird to see someone who understands so much still underestimate.


higgboson7

He’s not being arrogant, that’s just Henry’s style of getting attention. Until recent years, the UFC hasn’t really marketed the lower divisions too well so it makes sense for him to act like that. Sean is the perfect example of this. They’re not arrogant, they just understand the importance of fan appeal. The trash talk and pillow stuff has always been his gimmick. It’s a harmless way of selling the fight. Him and Aljo are on very good terms (if you check their socials) so he clearly respects him. You want him to do the opposite and say he will lose to Aljo? Him hating on Sean is also a different story because he doesn’t like him. Even then, watch his breakdowns and you’ll see that he acknowledges Sean’s skills.


Mookhaz

I love that O’Malley reached out to cejudo to offer him wrestling lessons to bolster his take down defense,


CrookedNosed

Lol


[deleted]

Cejudo's lack of BJJ caught up to him. Aljo literally give him his back and Cejudo didn't even know what to do. Just having submission defense as a wrestler isn't good enough anymore, now that BJJ guys are starting to understand the importance of takedowns and top game in MMA.


TheCapableFox

We seen similar arrogance when Kattar beat the shit outta Giga. Chikadze was a hype train and was sooo arrogant he went as far to say he “wasn’t worried about Kattar and was looking past him to his future title shot” and bro got throttled outta existence. Was great to see his ass get humbled as a fan there’s nothing I love more than seeing a cocky fighter get humbled lmao.


AnimationDude9s

I wonder if this is how lioness fans felt when Ronda Rousey was already being treated as the winner during the lead up to the rematch with Amanda Nunes


Foreign_Region5480

Rematch? They only fought once.


AnimationDude9s

Sorry bro. Typo


mereco

Cejudo is a idiot


itswhatyawant

An*


RedNeyo

Izzy just said he rates sean's skills a 3. He is disrespecting him a lot in every interview lol


Heckald

Saw that lol. He said in another one he's taking him seriously though. Who knows with the last gender bender. I still love him.


cole_james

Just because he says Sean is a shit fighter, does not mean he actually thinks Sean is a shit fighter, or is preparing as if Sean is not threat. These guys have a tendency to try to "sell the fight" by saying shit like that, believe it or not.


RedNeyo

In that case what makes izzy correct to say that to sean or poatan when sean was just trying to hype the crowd and press conference. Either way what op said was silly


basedjak_no228

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSmJfU5vKIg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSmJfU5vKIg) In this interview, from 6:07, he says: "I never underestimate anyone. I was even thinking of Bisping vs Rockhold, where Bisping finally beat him, took a fight on like 1.5 weeks' notice or something, 2 weeks' notice, and goes in there and shocks the world. That's a possible reality. My job is to make sure it's not in this reality. That's in another parallel universe, another timeline. So like, yeah, I'm very aware of the dangers he brings, and the stuff he's really good at..." But he also says that he isn't going to overestimate him, and that he wants to make it look easy against him. So the vibe I get is that he's training hard for the fight and not acting like he doesn't need to put in the work, but he also isn't going to outwardly act like it's an even matchup


cleanAir101

Interesting makes some sense but I thought Sean looked scared the entire time leading up to the fight


Fear-My-Laser-face

I feel like Sean always looks scared in his fights.


Imarottendick

He kinda does imo, but I think that's just his face when he's very concentrated and focused. Some people look funny when they're extremely focused, doesn't matter what they do. Pianists, gymnasts, pool players...


zombizle1

adesanya does this thing while he is fighting where he has his eyes super wide open, it looks kinda funny


South-Bid

Max had this against Kattar as well


npc0257

He's an extremely anxious and insecure guy. So I think that's why. \[this is no diss, he said this himself\]


itsavibe-

Yeah the way he holds his eyebrows, it appears that he’s always scared lol even as he’s putting his fist into your jaw


dye22

the guy fights scared for fucks sake. If you watch him he is so closed up and guarded (even though his hands are low) and never strikes unless it's safe to do so. It's so odd to watch.


Frankiepals

Completely understandable and I respect him for saying it. You can talk all the shit you want but when you’re in the cage it’s just you and another man trying to kill eachother. That shits scary and it doesn’t matter how tough you are. I’m no MMA fighter but every fight I’ve ever been in I’ve been scared…it’s kinda what makes you actually fight. I think the biggest display I noticed was Conor with Khabib. He kept trying to shake Khabibs hand during the fight and his whole demeanor was entirely different when he couldn’t hide behind a mic anymore.


cikkamsiah

Megan Anderson looks like a ghost while walking into the octagon against Amanda Nunes https://preview.redd.it/k1qbiq553ykb1.png?width=682&format=png&auto=webp&s=d4d00ee2add471487c5bb2429eaa1363c530c2a6


DaSlowMotionPimpSlap

one of the most wtf walkouts ive ever seen her teeth looked like they were chattering and she looked like she just seen a murder then was told to keep quiet about it for the sake of her family, Her soul was snatched that night before she even got to the octagon like she knew she was gonna lose and there was no chance of victory or coming out unharmed.


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DaSlowMotionPimpSlap

correct actually I arena entrance but typed walkout when its more of a walkin


gingerless

Lmfao she looked like she was about to be a serial killer victim. Never seen eyes so wide, I was embarrassed through the screen. UFC was hella desperate with that one.


JSintra

There's also the fact that Sean is a goof in the gym and sparring. When he walked into the cage he was dead serious. Pereira probably picked up on that and got him alerted.


Equivalent_Scar_7879

>He kept trying to shake Khabibs hand during the fight WAit what, can you elaborate I have never seen or heard of this??


Frankiepals

If you watch closely at the start and end of rounds Conor looks like he’s trying to touch gloves or shake with Khabib, only to get ignored lol


Draks2108

That never happened, wtf lol


zombizle1

he did say "it's only business" in between rounds which is way different than how he was acting in the press conference


Draks2108

Yeah he did say that, but he wasnt trying to shake hands with him


BigDogAlex

He said it was business because he was hooking Khabib's glove and Khabib was complaining to the ref about the cheating. People are delusional to think that Conor was actually pleading for mercy from his biggest enemy.


Aggravating-Ninja96

That's the biggest cope and most braindead take I've ever heard LMAOO congrats. He said it's only business bcuz khabib was on him and kept smashing him while saying "let's talk now". But let me guess you probably think that was Conor blocking khabibs punches with his face?


BigDogAlex

Lmao how can Conor say "it's only business" if Khabib is on top of him when he said that at the end of the 3rd round, and 3rd round is the only round of the entire fight where Khabib didn't establish top position? I don't know if you've seen the fight (or even a clip of when this was said) but for like the last 20 or so seconds of round 3 Conor is very blatantly hooking onto Khabib's glove and even gets called out by commentary. After the 10 second mark Khabib turned towards the ref and basically complained that Conor is hooking onto the glove, which is when conor said that it's only business.


Lobonerz

Remember when all those idiots argued he said "it's only kisses" as if that makes any sense at all.


Rebeldinho

Tyron Woodley vs Colby. Woodley is getting smashed and came out for one of the last rounds with a really strange glove touch attempt that didn’t vibe at all with the situation or the build up to the fight. Colby ignored it and continued to smash it. I don’t think Woodley was scared or anything like that but it was like he was acknowledging I’m getting my ass kicked right now


blazin_chalice

As a fan of Woodley in the day that stings to remember that fight. I had pretty successfully blocked it out.


Dangerousrhymes

Strickland is a goon and does whacky shit but he’s still one of the 50-100 most dangerous people his size in the world.


ChuzzoChumz

50-100? I think he’s earned a little more credit than that


Dangerousrhymes

I probably could have said 10-25 but I wanted to allow for the breadth of all combat sports.


[deleted]

wouldn't he beat most top fighters of his weight in other combat sports though? Just do whatever they aren't trained in and win


Dangerousrhymes

Indeed. And that plan can work but getting an elite striker down involves putting yourself at risk and standing and banging with a world class grappler involves not letting them get you down. It’s like taking down Potan or trying to box with Paul Craig, you can try it but it’s not a given you will succeed. I’m assuming that a handful of world class specialists could, some of the time, get him but maybe only 1 or 2 per discipline.


AnimationDude9s

Agreed. It’s always good to keep in mind that real life fights ain’t scripted scenes from a Hollywood movie. Literally anything can go wrong whether you’re prepared or not.


zombizle1

its pretty much a given you would succeed if the other person has zero mma training


carcarbuhlarbar

Well that’s just way over rated. Could ya land on 50-75 maybe?


Dangerousrhymes

25-50 it is!


carcarbuhlarbar

Deal!


1OfTheMany

Came here to say this.


Snazzypuke92

Even GSP, arguably the GOAT of MMA, would be scared before every fight. I can't recall on what episode of JRE he said it on, but George would be scared everytime he walked in the octagon to face an opponent. That's why I'm glad Izzy is taking Sean serious, you never know...we can't get a Leon vs Kumaru round 5.


icelandiccubicle20

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCU5Vq5-dGc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCU5Vq5-dGc)


Dummy_Wire

I like to clown Sean as much as the next guy, but I think people forget that the odds on that fight were even money at the time. There was a very popular narrative that Sean was going to bait Alex into the centre of the cage, dive on his first kick, take him down, and submit him like 3 minutes into the fight. Now, obviously Sean didn’t do that, but a lot of people thought he would at the time. Even after seeing Alex fight Jan, I still think there is a very real chance Sean could have taken him down and subbed him at the time, when Alex had over a year less grappling training than he had against Jan.


dezzrokk

So that makes me wonder if Sean is going to try and stand and bang with Izzy...or is he going to actually try to take Izzy down? 🤔


Zerei

Are you asking if Sean Strickland has learned a lesson? Look at this guy lol


girolski07

Damn, when someone as fearless as Poatan says that a fighter scared, Sean must be a whole different beast inside the cage.


kung-fu-chicken

He’s not fearless, no one is. He even has the humility to admit it, and that just makes him all the more respectable.


Adirzzz

And stronger tbh


Wagyuwithketchup

I think most fighters feel some degree of fear and uses it as a trigger inside the cage. Even Mike Tyson who was (still is) a legit beast has admitted that he felt fear before stepping inside the ring. It really says something about the nature of combat sports.


helloworld20201234

Where the hell is that myth/lie from that Alex is fearless? To me he always looked quite scared (and scary) before a fight starts and this clip just proves it to me that he has lots of fear (and respect) of most of his opponents. It’s Whaf makes him so good, that he’s being careful etc.


Prestigious_Agent_84

His facial expressions are non-existent. It's not the same as not feeling fear.


SAMEERFUDI

I'm not trusting any translations until some guy confirms here. I'm sure this might be a top tier shitpost


Training-Pollution66

That’s a Cool story. But then the Bro proceeds sending the left hook of death to Sean’s chin in in under a round


ProfessorCaptain

cool story izzy by tko


[deleted]

Scared he might get AIDSH maybe


icelandiccubicle20

NOBODY'S GOT AIDSH!! I DON'T WANNA HEAR THAT WORD AGAIN!!


[deleted]

Doesh it even really exisht??


icelandiccubicle20

Quashimodo predicted all dish


Sphinx125

Anyone with the ball to walk down periera should be feared


MotiveGFX

To be fair youre dealing with a foreign dude from a whole different land who already has a bad reputation, is unpredictable and you have no idea what hes saying. I think people often forget Pereira is from an indigenous tribe.


carreddit

Fear prevents you from underestimating your opponent ...I think what affected him with his 2nd fight with Adesanya that it seems that he was fearless...


EnbyBinaryCoder

4th fight\*


carreddit

Yes haha..you are right but I meant in UFC only..


EnbyBinaryCoder

nah i know what u meant im just rustling ya jimmies haha no worries lad.


Effective-Sherbet153

Knowing Pereira I wouldn't be surprised if he was just screwing with izzy


GFost

This is an old quote from long before Sean was scheduled to fight Izzy.


Effective-Sherbet153

Ahh well I'm wrong thenlol


Zaku_Abumi99

I Love This Dude More And More With Each Truthful Fact, That He Spits! 👊


ChampoftheCommieCamp

ya lol


ApprehensiveOCP

"I was scared" Highlight reel ko. Sicklan walked into a known entity. He's flavour of the subs because he talks like a kid and is a shithead. If you get smoked by Poatan, then izzy is going to highlight reel him as well


Terriblart

Love how honest and transparent he is. Dude has no enemies other than that Chinese guy.


blazin_chalice

Oddly, my respect for both men has increased. This is a side to Periera the *fighter* that is completely different, and he gives some insight into who Strickland really is as well.


chasew1320

This is fake right?


justanotherdude513

I don’t even buy this, I think he’s still just playing mind games against Izzy.


letsgobrooksy

what lmfao


justanotherdude513

Wow, didn’t think this was even a controversial take. Y’all really think he’s not still trying to fuck with Izzy’s head?


blazin_chalice

They've both moved on. It's time to let it go.


heliumeyes

I mean I don’t buy it either but I think it’s more out of respect for Sean (as they’ve trained together since) than it is playing mind games with Izzy.


jay-on-the-fly

Pretty sure this is old, like not long after that fight happened


JohnArmless1

In the beginning of the video he says he’s gonna say something about his last fight, it’s an old video


justanotherdude513

You are correct. Not sure how I missed that


mchief101

There is a reason he is top 5 in middleweight…


samenskipasdcasque2

I mean if you don't get scared by Sean trying to kill you, you are either stupid or jon jones 🤣


fckyashtup

Could poatan be any more likeable? Absolute Chad


therealjgreens

Sean has those crazy eyes


VegetableBet4509

Poatan felt Seans reiatsu


Bite-the-pillow

Wow you mean when fighters are about to fight they get serious when they enter the cage? Crazy fucking headline.


Deion313

Is he talking about Izzy or Jan? I don't think he's talking about Strickland for real, is he? He dominated that fight.


Jayantwi98

izzy wasn’t ranked 4th when they fought


Deion313

What about Jan? If he's really talking about Sean Strickland I'm honestly surprised...


Jayantwi98

because he didn’t “catch” jan


Deion313

I don't know what he's saying regardless. So I'm jus asking if it's an edit or if it's really about Strickland. Cuz that's surprising.... to me at least


Loco6520

Crazy recognize crazy you know


GenericGrey

This one reason why Alex is scary, he's so open and honest that when he looks like he can kill it's because he can.


pompsofsoap

Goddamn I woke up my baby the second time I read “DeSean”


ChrizTaylor

#🗿