UFC middleweight fighter Sean Strickland is famous for his intense approach to training and sparring. Strickland believes that fighters who don’t give their all in training, be that even hurting their sparring partner, lose the fight. While his work ethic and dedication are commendable, Strickland often faces criticism for his aggressive sparring style, which often results in injuries to his partners. Despite this, ‘Tarzan’ is not one to back down from his beliefs.

Moreover, Strickland does not shy away from making a big statement and isn’t afraid of facing backlash. Recently, Strickland made headlines for his war of words against BKFC over their signing of Paige VanZant.

Unfortunately, Strickland’s aggressive sparring style has had serious consequences. As there are multiple instances where he has knocked out his training partners. However, fans are used to Strickland’s antics and are taking his recent tweet lightly.

Fans react to Sean Strickland making another controversial statement

Fans who follow ‘Tarzan’ for a long time know what to expect.

A fan makes fun of Strickland, working hard only to jab in fights:

One fan jokes about former UFC heavyweight fighter and Boxer James Toney:

Another fan jokes about Strickland being a ‘decision making machine’:

Meanwhile, one fan questions the dangers of brain damage:

Whilst a fan jokes that ‘Tarzan’ is out there killing sparring partners and is one of the Diaz brothers:

Some fan points out that he can injure himself and might have to pull out of the fight:

Another fan jokes that this isn’t ‘Ultimate Cardio Championship’:

Some fan asks why Strickland gets mad when he loses:

Strickland not only makes questionable statements about day-to-day life and training. He also often talks about his fights and fighters.

Strickland calls out ‘cookie eating’ Costa

Strickland won his last fight against Nassourdine Imavov via a unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 217. He was quite impressive in his performance, although he was a last-minute replacement and did not train a lot for the fight. After the fight, he reveals how UFC and Dana White convinced him with a huge offer. After such an impressive performance he is looking for his next opponent and he is angling toward ‘Borrachinha’, as per ‘MMA Junkie’.

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He said, “Yo, Costa, I think we should fight, bro. It f*cking makes sense, you know. I don’t know if you’ll be drunk or be able to make weight, eating cookies – let’s make this sh*t happen.”

It will be quite interesting to watch such intriguing fighters battle it out inside the octagon. Moreover, looking at the rankings, the fight makes a lot of sense. Strickland is currently number 7th in the middleweight division of the UFC. While Paulo Costa sits at the 6th ranking in the middleweight division. 

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