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Sean Strickland kinda-sorta apologizes for comments about Israel Adesanya’s dog: ‘I might of been a little insensitive’

Sean Strickland Kinda-Sorta apologizes for comments about Israel Adesanya's dog: 'I might of been a little insensitive'Sean Strickland may have gotten in touch with his “inner Izzy” after having to put down his oldest friend….

Sean Strickland Kinda-Sorta apologizes for comments about Israel Adesanya's dog: 'I might of been a little insensitive'

Sean Strickland may have gotten in touch with his “inner Izzy” after having to put down his oldest friend.

Taking to social media, the former middleweight world champion offered his fans an unfortunate update, revealing that he had to put down his 14-year-old four-legged friend. Of course, Strickland couldn’t deliver the news without putting his own colorful spin on the otherwise sad announcement.

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“Had to put down a 14 year old dog…. My first dog,” Strickland wrote on X. “My oldest friend Man I’ve been crying like a baby on and off for 8 hours Eyes swollen and overies hurtin haha.”

It didn’t take long for one fan online to recall some rather nasty remarks Strickland had made about the pet dog Israel Adesanya had lost ahead of their UFC 293 scrap last summer.

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“My dog was my best friend… izzys dog might of been his gf lol,” he added in a follow-up post. “That being said I might of been a little insensitive… lol”

Sean Strickland solidifies his spot at the top of the rankings

Strickland claimed the 185-pound crown with a lights-out performance against Adesanya late last year in Australia.

Sean Strickland

Unfortunately, Strickland’s reign at the top was cut short after he surrendered his title to Dricus Du Plessis four months later at UFC 296. With the bout ending via a very close and somewhat controversial split decision, Strickland lobbied hard for an immediate rematch.

Instead, he got saddled with the division’s No. 7 (now No. 8) ranked contender, Paulo Costa. Squaring off in the UFC 302 co-main event, Strickland delivered another dominant performance, though it was inexplicably ruled a split decision by one inept judge who has since received a scathing review from UFC CEO Dana White.

Sean Strickland

Regardless, Strickland came out on top, solidifying his spot at the top of the rankings and establishing himself as the next man in line—once Adesanya and Du Plessis handle some long-gestating business first.

Video – Dog tries to save his owner at jiu-jitsu competition: ‘Everyone started clapping’

Video - Dog tries to save his owner at jiu-jitsu competition: 'Everyone started clapping'A BJJ competitor’s dog was booted from a jiu-jitsu event after taking the mat to protect his owner. In…

Video - Dog tries to save his owner at jiu-jitsu competition: 'Everyone started clapping'

A BJJ competitor’s dog was booted from a jiu-jitsu event after taking the mat to protect his owner.

In an undeniably adorable moment, an unidentified man was in the middle of a BJJ match during a tournament when his pet attempted to intervene. The incident occurred when the dog’s owner was on his back with his opponent in full guard. Out of nowhere, the dog comes casually trotting onto the mat and proceeds to lay over top of his owner.

Francisca Silueta caught the moment on video from the stands.

The referee immediately had to step in and lift the dog off the competitor before carrying the canine off of the competition floor.

The incident occurred during the Campeonato Nacional Open held by the Liga Chilena de Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the city of Valparaíso.

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Fans were delighted by the dog’s interference at the jiu-jitsu event

The crowd enthusiastically applauded the dog’s actions, not knowing who he was but admiring his attempts to break up the fight.

“Suddenly, all the eyes were staring at this dog, and all the competitors had to stop. Everybody started clapping,” Silueta later told The Dodo of what happened at the competition. “It was like the dog had won first place.” (h/t reshareworthy.com).