Fighter vs. Writer: Matt Brown Praises Sean Strickland But Explains Why Israel Adesanya Should Get Immediate Rematch

On the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer, Matt Brown and Damon Martin look back at Sean Strickland’s stunning upset to beat Israel Adesanya to become the new UFC middleweight champion, what should be next for them while also looking ahead at Valentina Shevchenko’s upcoming attempt to take back the flyweight title from Alexa Grasso.

MMA Fighting · MMA Fighting

September 12, 20231h 22mExplicit

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Show Notes

On the heels of Sean Strickland’s stunning performance to beat Israel Adesanya in the UFC 293 main event, The Fighter vs. The Writer looks back at the card and how Strickland was able to pull off such a shocking upset.

UFC legend Matt Brown and MMA Fighting senior reporter Damon Martin will discuss Strickland’s performance and how he was able to largely dominate Adesanya over the course of a five round fight.

Brown praises Strickland’s win but he also explains why he believes Adesanya should get an immediate rematch if that’s what he wants.

This week, we’ll also talk about the upcoming title fight between Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko at Noche UFC. Shevchenko lost her title in a similar upset but can she right the ship when she faces Grasso again on Saturday?

Plus we’ll discuss Dillon Danis facing a lawsuit for his online trolling, Tyson Fury saying he could beat Francis Ngannou in an MMA fighting and Brown backing Jake Paul to actually defeat Nate Diaz if they met in the cage.

All this and more on the latest episode of The Fighter vs. The Writer!

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