UFC CEO, Dana White, is “fine” with his top fighters owning motorcycles, so long as they’re not a primary means of transportation. That said, UFC 312 headliner, Sean Strickland, may have White rethinking that policy after wiping out during Episode 1 of UFC 312 “Embedded.”
“Gotta let it warm up, like a woman, gotta ease her into it, get her right,” Strickland said. “Motorcycles are fun because they’re f—king scary. Every time you get on one, your butthole puckers a little bit and you’re like, ‘Oh this is real scary, but it’s real fun.’”
Several fighters have suffered motorcycle accidents ahead of major pay-per-view (PPV) events, including former featherweight champion, Jose Aldo. In addition, ex-heavyweight titleholder, Frank Mir, nearly ended his career with a near-fatal crash way back in 2004.
The 33 year-old Strickland looks to reclaim the middleweight crown when he collides with 185-pound champion, Dricus Du Plessis, atop the UFC 312 fight card this weekend in Sydney, a rematch of their UFC 297 headliner that ended in favor of “Stillknocks.”
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