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Publish date: 2024-05-15

The main event fight of UFC 293 will remain in our minds for a long time. Sean Strickland‘s domination in the event will remain among the best underdog performances in the sport’s history. The American national created the biggest upset in history by winning the title against all odds. Strickland won the fight by beating Israel Adesanya 4-1 on the scorecard. However, before this victory, Strickland received advice from his coach during the fight, which changed his mindset in between rounds.

After the 3rd round, the fight was running pretty close, with Strickland leading the game with a 2-1 lead over Adesanya. Though the fight started with some thrashing from Strickland in the first round, Adesanya was able to get his footing back in the 2nd round. During the break after the 3rd round, Strickland’s coach, Eric Nicksick, gave some crucial advice to his fighter. Nicksick said to Strickland, “Hey, listen up. Alright, let’s go. We got two rounds of this. I don’t wanna lose this fight to some boring ass decision here. Hey, we didn’t come all this way to lose a f**king point fest. Get on this motherf***er, and let’s go.“

These words flipped a switch in Strickland’s mind. The 32-year-old went on to dominate the fight like no other. The next two rounds were written in Strickland’s destiny as he kept up his pace to win both of them.

Those two rounds made the judges’ dilemma easier as Strickland won the fight by a unanimous decision. First, “Suga” Sean O’Malley at UFC 292, and now Sean Strickland at UFC 293, the world has entered into the underdog era.

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An insight into the official judge’s scorecard for Sean Strickland vs. Israel Adesanya

The new middleweight champion, Sean Strickland, made the judges’ decision so much easier after his dominating performance. The official judges for the main event fight were Eric Colon, David Lethaby, and Clemen Wernerer. Further, all judges scored the contest 49-46 for Strickland to win the middleweight title.

The scorecards for all three judges were extremely similar. The fight gave a clear view of the dominating fighter in the matchup. All three judges agreed to give the 2nd round to the former champion Israel Adesanya after he got back on his flow for that round. However, Strickland’s pressure made it difficult for Adesanya to withstand under it. The 1st, 3rd, 4, and 5th rounds all went on Strickland’s card, making it a clear decision to decide the winner.

Many main-event fights cause a lot of dilemmas for the judges, who have to decide between multiple close contests. Sean Strickland’s performance stood out because of his unstoppable pressure for all four rounds of the fight.

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