Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland might be essentially the most outspoken fighter on the struggle promotion’s roster. He is positively essentially the most controversial.
Strickland recurrently shares his political beliefs and worldview throughout interviews, at press conferences, and on social media. He brazenly talks about violent urges, and a number of the issues he is stated have been cringeworthy. In line with Strickland, the UFC desires him to ‘shut up.’
“I don’t actually speak to UFC a lot. All of the UFC tells me to do is shut up,” Strickland advised The Schmo.
Strickland misplaced the 185-pound title at UFC 297 in January to present titleholder Dricus Du Plessis by way of break up choice. Strickland firmly believes he received the struggle and needs an instantaneous rematch.
“Let me inform you one thing in regards to the UFC. I deserve that rematch, and in the event that they don’t give me that rematch, they’re simply not certainly one of us. In the event that they don’t give me that rematch, perceive it’s for one purpose and one purpose alone: they need me to close the f**ok up. Everyone knows what is going to occur. We’ll discover out,” Strickland stated. “I by no means cared in regards to the belt. I nonetheless do not. You did not f**king win. Dana thought I (received). The world thought I received.”
“I received. Dana stated I received, Rogan stated I received, everyone knows I received,” he continued. “I went to Canada and I fought in entrance of the commies they usually shafted me. Dricus desires it, I would like it. Win your title like a person, my good friend. You realize you bought a present from God. Let’s run this sh*t again. Settle it like males. That’s all I’m making an attempt to say. Settle it like a person.”
Strickland is satisfied that massive cash sponsors are maintaining the rematch from going down.
“The factor in regards to the UFC is Dana is the definition of free speech. He helps it to such a level. However UFC is financed by, you bought Bud Gentle, all these huge companies that regardless that Dana is perhaps like, ‘Hey, I let Sean say what he desires,’ there’s a number of very rich individuals telling him to close me up. And never simply shut me up, shut you guys up. As a result of you need to perceive every little thing I say is stuff you say. All the pieces I say is what UFC followers say. So after they reprimand me, perceive they reprimand you guys,” Strickland stated.
