LAS VEGAS – In keeping with Chris Curtis, issues escalated fairly badly with Sean Strickland at one level.
Curtis and Strickland are good pals and coaching companions at Xtreme Couture, however that doesn’t cease them from occasional spats. Curtis revealed that tensions as soon as flared a lot that he thought of placing his fingers on Strickland.
The pair have now made up as they each put together for his or her upcoming fights.
“You guys know the character of Sean. I’ve been on this for like 10 years now, and there are occasions the place I’ve debated hitting him with a brick,” Curtis instructed MMA Junkie and different reporters at Wednesday’s UFC Battle Night time 249 information convention. “Like, not even joking. I’m like, ‘Bro, I’m going to hit you with a f*cking brick.’
“Like, I don’t care the place it goes. This time led to a fistfight, as nicely, and we have been actually about to throw down, and the whole health club was like, ‘Are you guys actually doing this?’ We’re about to throw down, and I’m like, threatening to cripple him earlier than he fights Dricus (Du Plessis). I used to be like, ‘I’ll f*cking cripple you.’ So, we get out of hand.”
Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) rematches middleweight champion Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) Feb. 8 within the UFC 312 headliner at Qudos Financial institution Enviornment in Sydney. The primary card streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+.
In the meantime, Curtis (31-11 MMA, 5-3 UFC) takes on Roman Kopylov (13-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC Battle Night time 249 (ESPN+) fundamental card on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
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