A key middleweight bout between Uriah Hall and Sean Strickland served as the headliner of tonight’s UFC Vegas 33 event.
Hall (17-10 MMA) had entered tonight’s main event sporting a four-fight winning streak. During that impressive run, ‘Prime Time’ earned stoppage victories over Bevon Lewis, Anderson Silva and most recently Chris Weidman.
Meanwhile, Sean Strickland (23-3 MMA) also entered tonight’s UFC Vegas 33 headliner with Uriah Hall on a four-fight win streak. The California native had most previously competed at May’s UFC Vegas 25 event, where he earned a unanimous decision victory over Krzysztof Jotko.
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 33 headliner proved to be a rather one sided affair. While Uriah Hall showed a ton of heart in fighting the full twenty-five minutes, he had little to offer Strickland this evening. Instead, Sean Strickland shined in his first career UFC main event outpointing ‘Prime Time’ for the majority of their five-round contest.
Official UFC Vegas 33 Result: Sean Strickland def. Uriah Hall by unanimous decision
Check out how the pros reacted to Strickland vs. Hall below:
I actually sparred with Uriah hall a few months ago, his movement felt awesome. I got my money on him tonight.
— BONY (@JonnyBones) August 1, 2021
https://twitter.com/PlatinumPerry/status/1421667099311751170
That was Sean’s round but I sense that Uriah started to get more comfortable with Sean’s style. #UFCVegas33
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) August 1, 2021
Strickland is looking fantastic #UFCVegas33
— Below the Belt with Brendan Schaub (@btbshowtime) August 1, 2021
Strickland not sitting and taking no coaching !
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) August 1, 2021
I didn’t know who Strickland was before but man I sure do now. Ground and pounding his opponent while telling him to get up because he wants to keep fighting.
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) August 1, 2021
Sean doesn’t even care about the sub he just wants to big brother Uriah! #UFCVegas33
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) August 1, 2021
Uriah Hall just doesn’t seem awake tonight. Strickland’s pressure is a serious problem. #ufcvegasthirtysomething
— Anthony Smith (@lionheartasmith) August 1, 2021
Post-fight reactions to Sean Strickland defeating Uriah Hall:
Great fight in the main event. Hall vs Strickland , thanks for a fun UFC 4oz glove boxing match fellas ! Respect !
— Platinum Mike Perry (@PlatinumPerry) August 1, 2021
Hell with all that. give that man the stool @ufc
— Derrick Lewis (@Thebeast_ufc) August 1, 2021
https://twitter.com/TonyFergusonXT/status/1421675132100124677
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