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
Tatiana Suarez is no stranger to adversity. Suarez (11-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) took a beating during a unanimous decision loss to strawweight champion Zhang Weili this past Saturday in the UFC 312 co-main event at Qudos Bank Center in Sydney. In her first comments since, Suarez, who overcame thyroid cancer early in her athletic career, … Read more
In the UFC 312 co-main event on Saturday night, Zhang Weili once again showcased why she is arguably the greatest strawweight fighter of all time, dominating Tatiana Suarez. Following her historical title defense against Yan Xiaonan at UFC 300 last April, Zhang Weili was booked to fight the undefeated Tatiana Suarez in the UFC 312 … 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
Blink and you will have missed the opening bout of the UFC’s latest fight card. Dana White‘s promotion is currently down under hosting an event in at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. A middleweight title rematch between Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland will headline the bill after strawweight queen Zhang Weili puts her … 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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UFC 312 is down a fight. Just prior to the start of Friday’s official weigh-ins in Sydney, commentator Jon Anik broke the news that the scheduled opening prelim between HyunSung Park and Nyamjargal Tumendemberel has been canceled. UFC 312 (pay-per-view, ESPN2/Disney+, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney and will continue with … Read more