'Put Some Respect On Sean Strickland's Name' – MMA Twitter Reacts To Sean Strickland Finishing Abus Magomedov
Sean Strickland overcame some early adversity before scoring his first finish since 2020 in his main event bout with Abus Magomedov.
The middleweight matchup was a surprise choice of main event in the eyes of many fans, with Strickland entering the night as the UFC’s #7-ranked middleweight against an unranked Magomedov that only made his debut in the promotion last September. Things didn’t start off well when a bad eye poke looked as if it might keep Strickland from continuing, but after several minutes the 32-year-old indicated he could carry on.
The first round didn’t get much easier for Strickland, who showcased his typically sharp jab but struggled with Magomedov’s leg kicks and more varied punches. After receiving some advice from fellow UFC middleweight Chris Curtis in between rounds, “Tarzan” came out more aggressive in the second round and steadily began to pull away in the significant strike totals.
CLOSING THE SHOW IN ROUND TWO!!! 🤯@SStricklandMMA proving his experience tonight! #UFCVegas76 pic.twitter.com/5H0o6LSii1
— UFC (@ufc) July 2, 2023
Magomedov appeared to fade considerably as the second round went on, and eventually Strickland decided to forgo his usual measured approach in favor of battering his opponent until the referee finally intervened with less than a minute remaining in the round.
Strickland is now 2-0 this year after suffering back-to-back losses for the first time in his career against Jared Cannonier and Alex Pereira, and even though the win came against unranked opposition the 32-year-old will likely be thrilled to have finished his first opponent since his fight with Brendan Allen.
After sustaining an eye poke to start the fight, @SStricklandMMA wasn't going to back down đź‘€ #UFCVegas76 pic.twitter.com/X62rW87u7b
— UFC (@ufc) July 2, 2023
MMA Twitter Reacts To Sean Strickland’s Win Over Abus Magomedov
Strickland is one of the more polarizing figures in MMA, but many spectators appeared to be impressed by the performance in his third-straight UFC main event.
Put some respect on Sean Strickland's name!! Solid performance and finish. #UFCVegas76
— Marcel Dorff 🇳🇱🇮🇩 (@BigMarcel24) July 2, 2023
Sean Strickland literally drowned him out in under 2 rounds. #UFCVegas76
— MacMally 🍀 (@MacMallyMMA) July 2, 2023
Sean Strickland weathers the early storm, turns Abus Magomedov into a human punching bag. Someone get referee Mark Smith a bag of popcorn #UFCVegas76 https://t.co/rAFrgwSskB
— Shakiel Mahjouri (@Shak_Fu) July 2, 2023
Imagine having a one round gameplan in a five round fight against Strickland…
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) July 2, 2023
Strickland scores the 2nd round finish over Abus Magomedov.
Baffling strategy from Magomedov.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) July 2, 2023
That’s an efficient, strong win for Sean Strickland. Rolled with, caught or parried strikes for a while, but put the pressure on and never looked back. Got Magomedov to punch himself out. In the end there was a clear difference in skill. And he played with a lot of danger, too.
— Luke Thomas🏋️‍♀️ (@lthomasnews) July 2, 2023
I haven’t seen Sean Strickland this happy since January 6th. #UFC
— MMA Roasted (@MMARoasted) July 2, 2023
Me and Sean Strickland should bare knuckle box, show us the money and make it happen @danawhite @bareknucklefc
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) July 2, 2023
And that's it.
Sean Strickland stops Abus Magomedov in the second round. Just overwhelmed him with strikes and Magomedov crumbled#UFCVegas76
— Damon Martin (@DamonMartin) July 2, 2023
Sean Strickland proved why he's #7 and there's levels to this. We have to expect the same from Paulo Costa against Ikram Aliskerov if there's any math in MMA.#UFCVegas76
— Giorgi Kokiashvili 🇬🇪 ✊ 🇺🇦 (@iHeartGeorgius1) July 2, 2023
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