Sean Strickland News

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Song Yadong calls for Sean Strickland to start setting a "good example" following his recent remarks about China

Chris Taylor - January 6, 2024

Song Yadong has called for Sean Strickland to start setting a “good example” following his recent remarks about China. Strickland (28-5 MMA), the UFC’s newly minted middleweight champion, is known for making controversial comments and recently did so when he suggested China’s two biggest exports were Plastic and COVID 19.

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Laura Sanko explains why she "actually liked" Sean Strickland fighting Dricus Du Plessis in the crowd at UFC 296: "I actually prefer guys have physical fights than do this s**t"

Chris Taylor - January 6, 2024

Laura Sanko has weighed in on all the drama surrounding this month’s Sean Strickland vs. Dricus Du Plessis title fight at UFC 297. Strickland (28-5 MMA) will be looking to defend his newly acquired UFC middleweight championship for the first time when he squares off with Du Plessis (20-2 MMA) in the main event of UFC 297 on January 20 in Toronto, Canada.

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Dricus Du Plessis reacts to Sean Strickland’s emotional interview with Theo Von: “I’m glad he cried and he got it out”

Susan Cox - January 5, 2024

Dricus Du Plessis is reacting to Sean Strickland’s emotional interview with Theo Von on the ‘This Past Weekend’ podcast. It was during the interview that ‘Tarzan’ opened up about his own childhood trauma growing up with an abusive father.

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Sean Strickland reacts after former US President Bill Clinton is named in new Jeffrey Epstein documents: “Bring back the rope”

Susan Cox - January 5, 2024

Sean Strickland is reacting after former US President Bill Clinton is named in the new Jeffrey Epstein documents. Epstein, a millionaire known for his associations with celebrities, politicians, billionaires and academic stars, became the subject of a police investigation in Palm Beach, Florida back in 2005. Epstein was accused of paying a 14-year-old girl for sex.

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Henry Cejudo shares some advice for UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland

Harry Kettle - January 4, 2024

UFC star Henry Cejudo has given UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland some advice. While he may be the king of the middleweight division, Sean Strickland hasn’t had everything go his way as of late. In fact, he’s had to face some real difficulties outside of the cage. The reason for that is because of some remarks made by Dricus du Plessis that appeared to get under his skin, prompting a brawl between the two men at UFC 296.

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UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland opens up on horrific childhood abuse

Susan Cox - January 3, 2024

UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland is opening up about the horrific abuse he suffered as a child. Strickland’ sat down with Theo Von on ‘This Past Weekend’ and the video of the podcast has been released. An emotional ‘Tarzan’ opened up about the abuse he suffered at the hands of his father.

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Ian Garry slams Sean Strickland for "off limits" trash talk comment: "How the tables have turned"

Josh Evanoff - January 2, 2024

UFC welterweight contender Ian Garry has a bone to pick with middleweight champion Sean Strickland. ‘Tarzan’ is fresh off his first fight with Dricus du Plessis last month at UFC 296. In the days leading to their brawl at the pay-per-view event, they traded heated words. At the seasonal press conference days before, ‘Stillknocks’ mocked the abuse that Sean Strickland suffered at the hands of his father.

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Sean Strickland admits he was “boiling” following “off limits” comments by Dricus Du Plessis

Susan Cox - January 2, 2024

Sean Strickland is admitting that he was ‘boiling’ following the ‘off limits’ comments made by Dricus Du Plessis. It was at a pre-fight press conference where du Plessis shouted at Strickland saying “you think your dad beat the sh*t out of you? Your dad doesn’t have sh*t on me … every childhood memory you have is going to come back when I’m in there with you”.

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Daniel Cormier is confused why fighters are still “overlooking” UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland

Susan Cox - December 28, 2023

Daniel Cormier is confused as to why fighters are still ‘overlooking’ UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland. Strickland (28-5 MMA) is scheduled to defend his title against Dricus Du Plessis (20-2 MMA) at UFC 297 which takes place on Saturday, January 20th at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Photo | Sean Strickland looks to be in phenomenal shape ahead of UFC 297

Susan Cox - December 27, 2023

Sean Strickland looks to be in phenomenal shape ahead of his first attempted title defense at next month’s UFC 297 event. It will be Sean Strickland (28-5 MMA) versus Dricus Du Plessis (20-2 MMA) in a middleweight title fight next month, on Saturday, January 20th at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Dricus du Plessis refutes the idea that UFC 296 crowd brawl with Sean Strickland was staged

Harry Kettle - December 22, 2023

Dricus du Plessis has refuted the idea that his UFC 296 brawl with Sean Strickland was somehow staged. At UFC 297, Dricus du Plessis will challenge Sean Strickland for the UFC middleweight championship. In preparation for their showdown, the two men traded words during a seasonal press conference prior to UFC 296.

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Colby Covington was not impressed with Sean Strickland’s cageside brawl at UFC 296: “He’s a liability to the company”

Harry Kettle - December 21, 2023

Colby Covington wasn’t too impressed by Sean Strickland’s cageside brawl at UFC 296 last weekend. While Colby Covington may have featured in the main event of UFC 296, he may not have been the biggest story coming out of the show. In addition to Leon Edwards’ victory, there was a pretty good promo for UFC 297 next month.

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Sean Strickland moves past Sean O’Malley in pound-for-pound rankings following UFC 296 brawl with Dricus du Plessis

Harry Kettle - December 20, 2023

UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has somehow gone up in the UFC’s male pound-for-pound rankings after his brawl with Dricus du Plessis. Last weekend at UFC 296, all hell broke loose. Following their lively press conference exchange, Sean Strickland and Dricus du Plessis squared off, and then attended UFC 296 on Saturday night. Then, after the promotion decided to seat them near each other, they wound up brawling in the crowd.

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Sean Strickland discusses emotionally charged interview with Theo Von: "Years and years of abuse changes you"

Josh Evanoff - December 19, 2023

UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland was surprisingly emotional during a recent interview with Theo Von. ‘Tarzan’ is currently slated to return to the octagon in January, in the main event of UFC 297. There, Sean Strickland will look to score his first title defense against Dricus du Plessis. Over the weekend, the two middleweights attended the star-studded UFC 296, with everyone from Donald Trump to Theo Von also in attendance.

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Henry Cejudo scolds Sean Strickland for pulling a “bitch move” at UFC 296: “If you can’t take it, then don’t give it”

Susan Cox - December 18, 2023

Henry Cejudo is scolding Sean Strickland for pulling a ‘bitch move’ at UFC 296. It was during UFC 296’s main card this past Saturday night, that saw Strickland and Du Plessis get into a scrap in the crowd at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The two fighters had to be separated, and Strickland was escorted out of the arena.

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Dana White weighs in on the Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis altercation at UFC 296

Fernando Quiles - December 17, 2023

Dana White has spoken out on the UFC 296 crowd brawl involving Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis. Strickland and Du Plessis had a heated moment during a press conference the week of UFC 296. Strickland and Du Plessis will do battle for the UFC Middleweight Championship on January 20, but both men were invited to attend UFC 296 in Las Vegas. Prior to UFC 296, Du Plessis mentioned Strickland’s past issues with abuse from his father.

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Colby Covington reveals the real reason why he wants to fight 'amateur jabroni' Sean Strickland: "Can you all not relate?"

Josh Evanoff - December 14, 2023

UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington wants to fight Sean Strickland over his comments about women. ‘Chaos’ is currently slated to return to the octagon this Saturday night in the main event of UFC 296 against Leon Edwards. For Colby Covington, the bout will be his first since a decision win over Jorge Masvidal last March. Following that victory, he was assaulted by ‘Gamebred’ in a Miami steakhouse.

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Sean Strickland's Coach explains the key factor behind defeating Dricus du Plessis at UFC 297

Harry Kettle - December 13, 2023

Sean Strickland’s head coach Eric Nicksick has given his thoughts on the champion’s upcoming clash with Dricus du Plessis. Next month at UFC 297, Sean Strickland will defend his UFC middleweight championship against Dricus du Plessis. With former champ Israel Adesanya taking some time off, du Plessis has stepped up and will be the first man to try and take the belt away from Strickland.