That should teach him not to film people who don’t want to be filmed. Well, as it happened, Sean Strickland arrived in Canada to corner his teammate, bantamweight contender Melissa Croden, in her fight against Chelsea Chandler at UFC Edmonton this Saturday. But the UFC middleweight champion made the mistake of venturing beyond the tourist path and ended up getting chased by a homeless person in downtown Edmonton.

The confrontation occurred during his walk through downtown Edmonton, where Strickland was filming the local street conditions for his Instagram.

The streets were lined with people experiencing homelessness, many of whom Strickland claimed were actively using drugs. He captioned one clip, “The free folk of Alberta.” He even gave one of them his coffee. In another clip, the UFC middleweight champion described the grim visuals as an “open dr-g market with zero police.” And then came the confrontation.

As the 35-year-old continued filming people struggling with addiction and homelessness on the street, an angry person noticed the phone recording the scene and confronted the UFC champ.

In the viral clip shared online, the person, whose gender is unclear from the footage, can be heard yelling, “When you do that kind of sh-t, ask permission for real, man. That will get you killed out here for real. I’m serious!”

The normally aggressive fighter immediately pivoted to damage control. He attempted to placate the person by insisting, “It’s me. I’m recording me. It’s not you guys,” in an effort to defuse the situation.

But that didn’t work. When the person continued approaching him, Sean Strickland quickly lowered his phone.

At this point, the person became increasingly agitated and began aggressively chasing after Strickland, who managed to get away in the nick of time.

Although the pursuit looked dangerous, it must be noted that the UFC middleweight champion was laughing as soon as he got away.

“Id like to file a police report,” he captioned the clip on X.

Thankfully, the interaction ended without any reported injuries.

“Bull s—t. I almost died,” Strickland remarked soon after.

The Las Vegas resident also posted a video showing a person lying motionless behind a fence, writing that he was “pretty confident this man is dead or least freshly assaulted” before walking away from the scene.

Regardless, the interaction painted a pretty concerning picture of downtown Edmonton.

This isn’t the first time he has had an abrupt encounter with a homeless person. In fact, Strickland’s previous altercation with a homeless man ended with him pulling out his gun.

The UFC middleweight champion appeared on Sean Ryan’s show in July 2026, where he explained a dire situation involving a homeless man. Strickland said the man threw a bicycle at his car, which led him to hold the person at gunpoint until the police arrived.

Undoubtedly, Sean Strickland’s recent encounter with a homeless person in Canada has added another chapter to his eventful life. That said, it appears the Nevada-based fighter had much more to say about the condition of Alberta.

Sean Strickland blasts Alberta, calls the place a “trash can”  

Sean Strickland has always been highly critical of Canada and its government. He famously confronted a reporter during UFC 297 fight week, an incident that even prompted Dana White to respond. More than two years later, Strickland is once again in the spotlight for his criticism of the country.

The two-time UFC middleweight champion showed support for the political rally ‘Rally for Alberta’ before arriving in the Canadian city. But when he finally arrived, the conditions seemingly shocked Strickland, who voiced his frustration over people he described as zombies.

“Left downtown and yep this place is a trash can,” Strickland posted on X. “Zombies everywhere.”

In a subsequent social media post, Strickland once again took aim at the Canadian government over what he described as a lack of “policing.” He also shared a picture of a person on a sidewalk who appeared to be experiencing a possible d—g-related crisis and claimed he had seen five people in a similar condition.

Clearly, Sean Strickland’s time in Canada is frustrating him, with more comments potentially emerging between now and this weekend as UFC Edmonton approaches.