Sean Strickland cause done of the biggest upsets in UFC Championship history by defeating the reigning middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 tonight in Sydney, Australia. See below for immediate reaction from social media:
Don't squint your eyes. This is real life.
— Verdict (@VerdictMMA) September 10, 2023
Sean Strickland just beat Israel Adesanya in a 5 round fight.#UFC293 pic.twitter.com/dYMkVTHfQS
Official:
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 10, 2023
Sean Strickland def. Israel Adesanya via UD (49-46 x 3).
Sean Strickland is the new UFC middleweight champion.
Holy. Shit.
Adesanya/Strickland scorecards.
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) September 10, 2023
All 3 judges scored all 5 rounds exactly the same. #UFC293 pic.twitter.com/XHWSNrZ0pD
@SStricklandMMA wow!! Congratulations man.
— Justin Gaethje 🇺🇸 (@Justin_Gaethje) September 10, 2023
Damn Sean just kicked Izzy’s ASS, no way I saw that coming!! MMA is nuts. 49-46 Strickland. Home crowd for Izzy loves Sean
— Funky (@Benaskren) September 10, 2023
The greatest striker in UFC history… just beat Israel Adesanya #UFC293
— Morning Kombat (@morningkombat) September 10, 2023
Wow . Game . Strickland won it ! When opportunity meets preparation #UFC293
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) September 10, 2023
If something looks stupid, but works, it's not stupid. I guess ;). #UFC293
— Jan Blachowicz (@JanBlachowicz) September 10, 2023
𝗢𝗠𝗚𝗚𝗚𝗚𝗚𝗚𝗚𝗚𝗚𝗚
— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) September 10, 2023
SEAN STRICKLAND JUST DEFEATED ISRAEL ADESANYA!!! 🤯 😱 #UFC293 pic.twitter.com/0ysrdh5WNu
I did not see that coming at all
— Adrian Yañez (@yanezmma) September 10, 2023
Strickland: Am I f—ing dreaming? Am I gonna wake up? I don't cry much, but I'll try to keep my s— together right now. #UFC293
— Marc Raimondi (@marcraimondi) September 10, 2023
Wooooooow
— C H🖕🏽T O🇪🇨V E R A (@chitoveraUFC) September 10, 2023
Unbelievable… MMA is the craziest sport in the world. I Fucking love this.
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) September 10, 2023
Man danced into history!!! Wow congrats bro @SStricklandMMA
— Jamahal Hill (@JamahalH) September 10, 2023
Unbelievable! Sean really showed up. Kept such an impressive pace. Nicksick for Coach of the Year. pic.twitter.com/FzzZMg6Qx6
— MS (@UFC_Obsessed) September 10, 2023
The division has movement. Congrats @SStricklandMMA great fight mate. Can’t wait for the future 👊🏽
— Robert Whittaker (@robwhittakermma) September 10, 2023
STRICKLAND SHOCKS THE WORLD 😱@SStricklandMMA defeats Adesanya by unanimous decision to become the NEW middleweight champ!
— UFC (@ufc) September 10, 2023
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Seems like my plans to go down one more time to Middleweight ran out…
— Alex "Poatan" Pereira (@AlexPereiraUFC) September 10, 2023
cover curse lives on pic.twitter.com/WdgwhA2uwu
— Conner Burks (@connerburks) September 10, 2023
WELCOME TO A NEW ERA IN THE UFC 🏆 #UFC293 pic.twitter.com/EFdBpPBkfE
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) September 10, 2023
Sean Strickland story: After my summer swimming in AZ, Sean asked me how I did. I told him not good like I wanted. He asked me if I’m afraid of failure and to let that fear go because that’s when the best will happen (his mentality) From that moment, I knew..happy for him #UFC293
— Helen Yee (@HelenYeeSports) September 10, 2023
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