{"id":3622,"date":"2024-06-02T06:45:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T05:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/?p=3622"},"modified":"2024-06-02T18:45:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T17:45:43","slug":"sean-strickland-dominates-paulo-costa-after-a-very-boring-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmamag.ma\/en\/sean-strickland-dominates-paulo-costa-after-a-very-boring-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Strickland dominates Paulo Costa after a very boring fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the co-main event of UFC 302, Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa faced each other in a middleweight clash. \u2018Tarzan\u2019 won the decision.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Round 1: Paulo Costa sets up a game based on leg kicks and body work. This does not prevent Strickland from moving forward and guarding the center of the cage. The American puts pressure on Costa and manages to touch him in boxing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Round 2: \u2018Tarzan\u2019 presses the Brazilian with his jabs and his atypical boxing. Paulo Costa maintains his strategy and tries to work in volume. On the other hand, the American manages to shake \u2018Borrachinha\u2019, without direct consequence\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"rtl\">Watch.. a very boring match against Paulo Costa in a fight for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ufc302?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ufc302<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u0634\u0627\u0647\u062f.. \u0645\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0645\u0645\u0644\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u063a\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0636\u062f \u0628\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0648 \u0643\u0648\u0633\u062a\u0627  \u0641\u064a \u0646\u0632\u0627\u0644  \u0644\u0639\u0631\u0636 \u2066 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC302?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC302<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Yz7tqDG1hU\">pic.twitter.com\/Yz7tqDG1hU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamalsoussi10\/status\/1797236770523709748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Round 3: Once again, the Brazilian is shaken by the former champion of the category. Paulo Costa tries to enter the clinch, but Strickland defends well. The Californian always stays one step ahead of his opponent, and appears comfortable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Round 4: Sean Strickland continues to unfold, without being worried. Always in the center of the cage, he lets his boxing speak and is more active than Costa. The latter continues his work of low kicks, but Strickland is not bothered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Round 5: The number 1 middleweight sends good jabs which bother Costa. Sean Strickland sends big combinations which shake the Brazilian at the very end of the fight. What a performance from \u2018Tarzan\u2019!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udcf7 Shawn Strickland a un combat contre Paulo Costa qui s&#39;annonce tr\u00e8s ennuyeux <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC302?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC302<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf7\ud83d\udcf7 \u0634\u0648\u0646 \u0633\u062a\u0631\u064a\u0643\u0644\u0627\u0646\u062f \u064a\u062e\u0648\u0636 \u0642\u062a\u0627\u0644 \u0636\u062f \u0628\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0648 \u0643\u0648\u0633\u062a\u0627 \u064a\u0628\u062f\u0648 \u0645\u0645\u0644 \u0644\u0644\u063a\u0627\u064a\u0629#UFC302 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e7DD1ndM81\">pic.twitter.com\/e7DD1ndM81<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamalsoussi10\/status\/1797323156937420960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the end, Sean Strickland won by split decision (49-46, 50-45, 46-49). The American remains number 1 in the division, and has demanded a title fight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"rtl\">Shawn Strickland wins by split decision after a very boring fight against Paulo Costa in a fight to showcase <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ufc302?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ufc302<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u0634\u0648\u0646 \u0633\u062a\u0631\u064a\u0643\u0644\u0627\u0646\u062f \u064a\u0641\u0648\u0632 \u0628\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0643\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0641\u0635\u0644 \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0642\u062a\u0627\u0644 \u0645\u0645\u0644 \u0644\u0644\u063a\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0636\u062f \u0628\u0627\u0648\u0644\u0648 \u0643\u0648\u0633\u062a\u0627  \u0641\u064a \u0646\u0632\u0627\u0644  \u0644\u0639\u0631\u0636 \u2066 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC302?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC302<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UNgh30DsNN\">pic.twitter.com\/UNgh30DsNN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jamalsoussi10\/status\/1797234550675767487?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>BISPING reacts: Sean Strickland WINS SPLIT DECISION v Paulo Costa | CONTROVERSIAL SCORECARD? 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Round 1: Paulo Costa sets up a game based on leg kicks and body work. This does not prevent Strickland from moving forward and guarding the center of the cage. 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