Comments by "" (@SPIDERM0OSE) on "Does Israel Adesanya Deserve Rematch With Sean Strickland After Title Loss? | UFC 293 Matchmaker" video.
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Since when did being a champ who lost his title in his first defense, in a fight that wasnt even close, guarantee you a rematch ?
Even in his first title reign, he did absolutely nothing to Romero, Cannonier, Vetorri or Whittacker 2.
Its not like he was Anderson Silva or Jon Jones & leaving nobody in any doubt who was the champ.
This is the USADA era, Superman no longer exists. Anyone in the top 10 should be capable of doing what Strickland did, otherwise whats the point of having a ranking system ?
This is a GLOBAL sport, it isnt a local amateur tournament where this one local kid has the edge on all the others. Its talented fighters from all over the world who are well prepared & wanna play King of the Hill.
The sport needs to move on from the Cash Cow, fight fixing, protecting our investment model n let the sport breathe n develop. Pimp the title, not the champ.
Strickland didnt win by a lucky punch, he won because him & his team seen Vetorri do 8 comfortable rds with Adesanya without taking a backward step, they seen Whittacker make adjustments in their second fight & display that a well rounded MMAst could beat him & they seen a raw novice MMAst Periera walk him down for 4.5 rds & get him outa there.
Adesanya has been EXPOSED.
Time & Again.
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