Predominantly a rise up fighter, former undisputed UFC middleweight champion, Sean Strickland has not often utilized his grappling and wrestling contained in the Octagon throughout his prolonged tenure with the promotion. And based mostly on his most up-to-date meme shared on his colourful social media — don’t anticipate that to vary any time quickly.
Strickland, the present primary ranked contender on the middleweight restrict, most lately turned in a formidable break up choice win over arch-rival, Paulo Costa — settling his long-standing spat with the Brazilian star within the co-main occasion of UFC 302 again in Might in Newark, New Jersey.
At first of this 12 months, Sean Strickland’s middleweight title reign got here to a quickfire finish on the hand of the present champion, Dricus du Plessis — with the South African besting the previous in one other controversial break up judging win in Canada.
Nonetheless, already pegged by UFC CEO, Dana White to problem for the divisional crown subsequent, Strickland awaits the above-mentioned, du Plessis next — recent from a formidable fourth spherical rear-naked choke submission win over common-foe, Israel Adesanya within the pair’s equally heated grudge struggle atop UFC 304 final month in Perth, Australia.
Sean Strickland pokes enjoyable at BJJ gamers
And infrequently taken to his again or taking his opponent to the canvas throughout each his middleweight and welterweight runs, Xtreme Couture staple, Strickland poked enjoyable at mum or dad’s obvious nature to tune into fights throughout slightly awkward positions and scrambles — displaying an instance of Gillian Robertson and Michelle Waterson-Gomez engaged in a north-south exchange.
No concept why individuals do BJJ (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu),” Sean Strickland posted on his official Instagram Tales.
Getting lectured by a man who drinks blood and wears a handbag.. Dawg you had a mid life disaster and tattooed your whole physique. The “the x group of intolerance” yall I would hang around with you poisonous trolls any day over this cunt… Return to reducing your self you fucking weirdo https://t.co/4CY2L7gypT
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) August 27, 2024
Delivering a large betting upset to land the undisputed middleweight crown in opposition to the beforehand talked about, Adesanya a 12 months in the past in Sydney, Strickland turned in a one-sided unanimous choice win over the City Kickboxing ‘Downunder’ — handing the striker the primary of a now-two-fight shedding skid at his former 185lbs stomping floor.
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