The Strickland Superman Punch 👊 | Technique Breakdown #ufc #breakdown

When Sean Strickland throws an inside leg kick, Anthony Hernandez does something kind of strange. Why would he drop his elbow to protect his side if the kick was aimed for his leg? This was a huge tell that Hernandez was thinking about the teep, which Strickland took advantage of. Strickland spent most of this fight moving backward, but because he circles as he retreats, he never ran out of room, which forced Hernandez to constantly chase him. When Strickland takes a step back, Hernandez steps forward to close the extra space that was just created. This is when Strickland throws his teep, so that Hernandez is stepping into it.

If Strickland even just raised his back leg, it forced out a big defensive reaction. Strickland had set a trap. As Hernandez is closing in on him, Strickland pops his hand out as if he were throwing a right hand, which gets Hernandez to reach out on the same side to block it. This completely opens up his midsection, so when Strickland raises his knee, Hernandez anticipates a teep and drops his elbow down to protect it, completely exposing his head anticipates a teep and drops his elbow down to protect it, completely exposing his head

on the lead side, and Strickland finished with a right hand that landed clean.