Sean Strickland stepped up on short notice to take on Nassourdine Imavov in the first UFC card of 2023. Strickland had also headlined the last UFC card of 2022, dropping a closely contested split decision against Jared Cannonier. The recent bout was contested at light heavyweight after Kelvin Gastelum was forced to pull out of…
UFC Fight Night 217 event is headlined by a light heavyweight bout featuring Sean Strickland taking on Nassourdine Imavov. Imavov was originally slated to face Kelvin Gastelum in a middleweight bout, but the former TUF winner was forced to withdraw from the contest due to injury. Sean Strickland (25-5 MMA) is looking to turn things around after…
UFC fighter Sean Strickland has hit out at Paulo Costa for the way in which he’s handled his recent contract dispute. The eccentric nature of Paulo Costa has been there for all to see for many years now. In recent months, especially, he’s gone out of his way to make waves. The latest way in…
With Israel Adesanya preparing to fight Alex Pereira at UFC 281, he named Sean Strickland as someone he would like to fight in the future. Adesanya will defend his title for the sixth time on November 12 against former kickboxing nemesis, ‘Poatan’. Sitting down with Luke Thomas for Morning Kombat, ‘The Last Stylebender’ was asked…
Sean Strickland thinks Khamzat Chimaev can “destroy” Nate Diaz without any training. During a recent stay in Las Vegas, Chimaev and Darren Till did some training at Xtreme Couture with their fellow UFC contender Strickland. During an interview with The Schmo, Strickland was asked if ‘Borz’ would return to the Nevada-based gym to train for…
Alex Pereira is all set to face Israel Adesanya at UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden on November 12, 2022. While Adesanya aims to seek vengeance for his two losses in kickboxing to ‘Poatan’, the Brazilian is focused on becoming the middleweight champion of the UFC. UFC 276 marked the breakthrough performance of Alex Pereira’s…
American UFC middleweight Sean Strickland predicts that top welterweight Khamzat Chimaev could beat his former opponent Alex Pereira. The truth is that this potential fight is not of much interest to Strickland. He’s confident that Chimaev will wrestle Pereira, who is a basic kickboxer, the whole time, and win by judicial decision. Speaking to Helen…
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya said he was not impressed with Alex Pereira‘s performance against Sean Strickland at UFC 276. On the main card of UFC 276, Pereira scored a first-round KO over Sean Strickland to cement himself as the next title contender. ‘Stylebender’ and ‘Po Atan’ of course have a history, with Pereira holding…
In the UFC Fight Night 200 main event, Sean Strickland (25-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) defeated perennial contender Jack Hermansson (22-7 MMA, 9-5 UFC) by split decision (49-46, 47-48, 49-46) to extend his winning streak to six. Strickland thinks he could’ve gotten a finish, but the pressure got to him instead. “You know what it is,…
Uriah Hall vs. Sean Strickland will fight at UFC 265. Uriah Hall and Sean Strickland will battle a week earlier, but in the coveted headliner spot. Originally scheduled to fight at UFC 265 on Aug. 7, Hall (17-9 MMA, 10-7 UFC) and Strickland (23-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) will now square off in the July 31…
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