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Sean Strickland demands title fight with Israel Adesanya after UFC Vegas 76 win: I’ve f*cking paid my dues’

Off the back of his impressive stoppage victory against Abusupiyan Magomedov in his UFC Vegas 76 headliner last night, perennial middleweight contender, Sean Strickland claims he has firmly paid his dues to the division – bellowing for a championship fight with Israel Adesanya. Strickland, who holds the number seven rank in the middleweight division, has […]

Strickland, who holds the number seven rank in the middleweight division, has now turned in his second consecutive victory of the year, following a prior unanimous decision win over the highly-touted, Nassourdine Imavov at the light heavyweight limit back in January.

However, last night, Strickland turned in his first stoppage win since a 2020 knockout of Brendan Allen, defeating German upstart, Magomedov with a slew of second round strikes in a huge rallying performance from the outspoken Californian.

Sean Strickland calls for title fight with Israel Adesanya next

And following his second successive victory, Strickland – who poked fun at current champion, Adesanya in his post-fight interview with former division champion, Michael Bisping, the former called for his premiere title challenge under the banner of the UFC.

“F*ck, man, it just needs to happen, you guys,” Sean Strickland told assembled media following UFC Vegas 76. “We know Izzy (Israel Adesanya) is on f*cking repeat, dude. They [the UFC] try to bring Abus – this is what the UFC said, ‘Man, the middleweight division is stagnant. Let’s get Abus in here. He might beat Sean.’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah right, motherf*cker. Wait until you see what happens.’ Every time they’ve tried to bring new blood – the Frenchie (Nassourdine Imavov) I fought before, I sent him home. This guy, I sent him back. Every time they try to bring new blood in, I send them back. Give me the f*cking title. I earned it.”

“The one before that, I fought the other guy they were trying to [push], their last phenom that they were trying to [push],” Sean Strickland explained. “I took that guy on three-day f*cking notice. I took him on in a five round war and won every f*cking round. I paid my dues. I’ve f*cking paid my fues. Give me that sh*t.”

Sean Strickland rallies for stunning knockout win over Abusupiyan Magomedov – UFC Vegas 76 Highlights

Landing his first victory via stoppage since a 2020 TKO win over recent winner, Brendan Allen, number seven ranked middleweight contender, Sean Strickland has turned in his second straight win, stopping German upstart, Abusupiyan Magomedov with a second round slew of strikes in a rallying knockout win in the main event of UFC Vegas 76. […]

Strickland, who most recently turned in a dominant unanimous decision win over Russian prospect, Nassourdine Imavov in a January headliner, managed to rally from some adversity in the opening round of his third consecutive headliner against Magomedov — forced to deal with a nasty eye poke inside just 25 seconds.

However, trouble for the Corona native didn’t end there, with Dusseldorf resident, Magomedov turning up the heat and finding range with strikes and body kicks aplently.

Early in the second frame, however, Sean Strickland began to see the tide sway in his favor, with Magomedov clearly showing effects from his pace-pushing performance in the first round.

Turning on the pressure himself, Strickland forced the stoppage against the Russian-born Magomedov — felling the latter and finishing the bout with the help of referee, Mark Smith after a barrage of ground strikes.

Following the victory, the outspoken Strickland called for a title fight against Israel Adesanya — poking fun at the City Kickboxing staple by referring to him as the “first and only Chinese champion.

Below, catch the highlights from Sean Strickland’s stoppage of Abusupiyan Magomedov

Kevin Lee suffers brutal 55 second guillotine loss to Rinat Fakhretdinov in Octagon return – UFC Vegas 76 Highlights

Former interim lightweight title challenger, Kevin Lee has kicked off his second tenure under the UFC banner in less than ideal circumstances, suffering a stunning 55-second guillotine choke loss to Rinat Fakhretdinov in their featured preliminary bout at UFC Vegas 76. Lee, a former interim lightweight title challenger under the banner of the UFC, made […]

Lee, a former interim lightweight title challenger under the banner of the UFC, made his second Octagon bow in tonight’s welterweight scrap with the highly-touted, Fakhretdinov — immediately facing adversity in the opening exchanges.

Staggered and dropped following a massive right-hand shot from Fakhretdinov, Lee fell into a guillotine choke attempt from the former — who managed to stop the previous interim title chaser inside just 55-seconds of the very first round, chocking Lee unconscious with referee, Herb Dean calling a halt to the matchup inside the opening minute.

Below, catch the highlights from Rinat Fakhretdinov’s win over Kevin Lee

Sean Strickland stokes rivalry with ‘F*cking loser’ Israel Adesanya, claims UFC want ‘Real African’ as champion

Ahead of his incoming Octagon return this weekend, Sean Strickland has hit out at middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya – describing the UFC kingpin as a “f*cking loser” and claiming the promotion would rather mint Dricus du Plessis as champion over Adesanya, describing the former as a “real African”. Strickland, the current number seven ranked middleweight […]

Strickland, the current number seven ranked middleweight contender, hopes to land his second consecutive victory this weekend in the main event of UFC Vegas 76, taking on Abusupiyan Magomedov over the course of five rounds in a headlining clash.

As for Adesanya, the middleweight champion and two-time divisional gold holder managed to reclaim divisional spoils at UFC 287 back in April of this year, defeating arch-rival, Alex Pereira with a stunning second round knockout in Miami, Florida.

Sean Strickland continues his brutal tirade against champion, Israel Adesanya

Claiming a victory this weekend over German-born contender, Magomedov should put him in line to fight Adesanya in the near future, the hugely-outspoken Strickland once more took fire the the Nigerian-Kiwi striking talent.

“Izzy (Israel Adesanya), the true Chinese – they [the UFC] probably want to bring a real African back to the championship,” Sean Strickland told assembled media ahead of UFC Vegas 76 earlier this weeke. “When he says, ‘Look at the color of my skin’ – did that really happen? This f*cking clown, this f*cking loser, they need to revoke your black card…”

“I don’t even look at you like a black man, you like the f*cking Chinese,” Sean Strickland continued. “I don’t know how he hangs out with black buddies and represents Africa. There’s a skit of him saying, ‘Look at my skin, look at my skin color, you might think I’m a black man from African, I’m wrong, I’m from China.’” (H/T MMA News)

Kevin Lee claims Khabib Nurmagomedov’s UFC title run could’ve been ended with high kick KO: ‘He was open’

Long claiming to be the ultimate kryptonite of former undisputed UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov, ahead of his Octagon return this weekend, Kevin Lee maintains he had noticed many holes in the Russian’s gameplan – which he believes would leave him susceptible to a high-kick knockout loss. Lee, a former interim lightweight title challenger during […]

Lee, a former interim lightweight title challenger during his first tenure with the Dana White-led UFC, will begin his second stint with the promotion this weekend at UFC Vegas 76, taking on Rinat Fakhretdinov in the event’s featured preliminary card clash.

Out of action since a brief spell in the Khabib-backed Eagle FC back in March of last year, Lee returned to the winner’s enclosure following consecutive Octagon losses to former champion, Charles Oliveira, and Daniel Rodriguez, with a decision win over The Ultimate Fighter victor, Diego Sanchez in a super lightweight clash.

Kevin Lee had tirelessly campaigned for a fight with ex-champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov

And long claiming to be the force to hand the now-retired, Khabib his first professional loss, Lee went into detail as to the holes he claims he noticed during the Dagestan native’s run with the UFC prior to his 2020 retirement from the sport.

“I thought that his (Khabib Nurmagomedov) his body was open,” Kevin Lee told TSN reporter, Aaron Bronsteter. “I thought that he stood very square. I thought that pressure forward style, then kind of take it on the chin doesn’t lend well to shots to the body and it would have opened up eventually for a head kick or some type of kicks to the head.”

Kevin Lee returns to the UFC octagon on Saturday and I was dying to know, now that Khabib is retired, what were the holes in his game?

Full interview: https://t.co/c2esCJoa6o pic.twitter.com/DNDrEPpwlC

— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) June 29, 2023

“It’s interesting, but it’s kind of pointless at the end of the day,” Kevin Lee explained. “He’s gone and it didn’t happen, so there’s no sense in focusing on the past.” (Transcribed by MMA News)

Retiring boasting a stunning 29-0 professional record, Khabib managed to successfully unify the lightweight titles in his final Octagon walk back in September 2020, submitting then-interim gold holder, Justin Gaethje with a second round triangle submission win on ‘Fight Island’.