Sean Strickland’s recent performance at UFC 312 has drawn significant criticism, with his coach being especially candid about teh issues. strickland’s coach has expressed concerns about Strickland’s motivation and performance, noting that his last two fights have been lackluster and that his repetitive striking strategy has received more criticism than praise [1[1[1[1]. In an interview,Damon … Read more
Sean Strickland was irked by coach Eric Nicksick’s public criticism of his performance in this past Saturday’s UFC 312 title-fight rematch with Dricus Du Plessis. Nicksick, the head coach at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, has been the chief cornerman to Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) during his rise up to the middleweight division and … Read more
Sean Strickland gave Dricus Du Plessis full credit for defeating him in their UFC 312 rematch. In his first statement since leaving the octagon after a unanimous decision loss to Du Plessis on Saturday in Sydney, Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) revealed the extent of the damage to his nose that was a key factor … Read more
The blow of Sean Strickland’s latest loss has been slightly softened by an impressive stat. Dricus du Plessis obliterated the wacky American’s nose en route to a unanimous decision win to retain his 185lb title at UFC 312, which took place at the Qudos Arena in Sydney, Australia on Saturday night. Sean Strickland faces a … Read more
After months of fighting talk, Sean Strickland devastatingly came up short against Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 312, closing the book on their longstanding rivalry. Following their first meeting at UFC 297 last January, Sean Strickland constantly labeled the result against Dricus Du Plessis as a ‘robbery’ which opened up the door for a rematch. … Read more
Nearly 13 months after their first encounter, Dricus Du Plessis once again got his hand raised in Saturday’s UFC 312 rematch with Sean Strickland. Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) achieved a second consecutive title defense in his reign as middleweight champion with a unanimous decision victory over Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) in the … Read more
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Two middleweight rivals will collide in the main event when the Octagon returns to Sydney. In the build-up to the first fight between Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland at UFC 297, things got slightly out of hand on several occasions. Before fight week had even started there was the infamous brawl that took place … Read more
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Sean Strickland has finally admitted that he didn’t really punch a fan during his last visit to Australia for a world title fight. The former middleweight champion won his belt by dropping and overpowering Israel Adesanya over five rounds back at UFC 293 in September of 2023. Despite being a massive fan favorite, Strickland had … Read more