Predominantly a arise 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 alter any time quickly.
Strickland, the present primary ranked contender on the middleweight restrict, most just lately turned in a powerful cut up determination 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.
Initially of this yr, 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 cut 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 subsequent — contemporary from a powerful fourth spherical rear-naked choke submission win over common-foe, Israel Adesanya within the pair’s equally heated grudge combat atop UFC 304 final month in Perth, Australia.
Sean Strickland pokes enjoyable at BJJ gamers
And barely 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 dad or mum’s obvious nature to tune into fights throughout fairly awkward positions and scrambles — exhibiting an instance of Gillian Robertson and Michelle Waterson-Gomez engaged in a north-south change.
No concept why folks do BJJ (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu),” Sean Strickland posted on his official Instagram Tales.
Delivering an enormous betting upset to land the undisputed middleweight crown towards the beforehand talked about, Adesanya a yr in the past in Sydney, Strickland turned in a one-sided unanimous determination win over the Metropolis Kickboxing ‘Downunder’ — handing the striker the primary of a now-two-fight dropping skid at his former 185lbs stomping floor.
