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Joe Rogan Reacts to UFC Champ Sean Strickland pulling a gun on an Alleged Domestic Abuser: ‘That’s Karma’

Joe Rogan Sean Strickland Longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan shared his thoughts on a recent incident involving Sean Strickland and an alleged domestic…

Longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan shared his thoughts on a recent incident involving Sean Strickland and an alleged domestic abuser.

Strickland has found himself the subject of multiple headlines over the weekend. Most notably, the reigning UFC middleweight champion kickstarted a feud with rising contender Ian Garry, dubbing the Irish star’s wife a “succubus” and imploring Garry to get out from under her.

Hours later, Strickland was once again in the news after pulling a gun on a man who he thought was attempting to steal his truck.

“Did you see his house got broken into? What a wrong house to break into,” Rogan said during a recent episode of his popular podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. “Out of all the houses to f*ck with, that guy. UFC middleweight champion who is a gun nut and really knows how to use guns. He trains. Every photo that he has or when he does YouTube videos, there’s f*cking ARs on the wall behind him. He’s not f*cking around kid. He’s ready. He’s hilarious and so marketable, like an anti-hero, but also a hero.”

“I don’t know what the guy was doing. It seems like the guy was just obliterated drunk and [Strickland] thought the guy was trying to rob him. I think the guy was just sh*tfaced and was just looking for his keys or something.”

According to Strickland’s post on Instagram, the unidentified man was involved in an alleged domestic dispute before getting in his vehicle and attempting to flee from security. The getaway attempt didn’t last long as he reportedly hit a curb and shredded his tire. Strickland says the man attempted to ride on the rim before exiting the vehicle and hiding between two parked cars, one of them being Strickland’s.

That is what prompted the UFC champ to lead into action.

“That’s karma. That is the universe sending you to the wrong spot,” Rogan continued. “He was such a c*nt that the universe guided him to the absolute worst place he could ever be while he just did those things. Stomped out a girl, drove drunk, drove his car into a curb, ditched it, and tried to hide at the absolute wrong spot.”

Joe Rogan Looks Back at Sean Strickland’s Shocking Victory at UFC 293

While Sean Strickland finds himself the subject of many news stories courtesy of his outspoken nature and outlandish hot takes, his biggest story of the year undoubtedly came at UFC 293 when he scored a shocking unanimous decision victory over Israel Adesanya to claim the middleweight world championship.

“He’s behaving like a wild young contender, but he’s the number one guy on earth. People can say what they want about that Adesanya fight. ‘Oh, Izzy wasn’t himself.’ Dude, Izzy wasn’t himself because he got clipped by a bomb of a right hand by Strickland in that first round. Strickland connected with a picture-perfect right hand, rocked Izzy, and then hit him with how many shots? Eight, 10 clean shots to the head. Left hooks in the clinch. Of course, he wasn’t himself after that.

“You get hit like that in a fight, you’re in f*cksville for the rest of the fight. He probably doesn’t remember those rounds. Who knows how dinged up he got? Only he knows. Only Izzy knows how badly he got hurt in that first round, but when you get rocked that way, your legs go out, and you go down, that’s a concussion.”

Strickland is scheduled to defend his title for the first time at UFC 297 in January as he faces No. 2 ranked contender Dricus Du Plessis.

“You can talk sh*t about Strickland all you want because Strickland seems like he’s got this awkward style and people think he’s not as good as he is, but you watch him tune dudes up,” Rogan added. “That guy is a motherf*cker, man.”

Dricus du Plessis opens as betting favorite to beat Sean Strickland in UFC 297 title fight in January

Challenging for middleweight gold for the first time inside the Octagon, South African contender, Dricus du Plessis has opened…

Challenging for middleweight gold for the first time inside the Octagon, South African contender, Dricus du Plessis has opened as a decent betting favorite to beat Sean Strickland in their championship clash at UFC 297 on January 20. in Toronto, Canada.

Strickland, the current undisputed middleweight champion, most recently headlined UFC 293 back in September in Sydney, Australia, turning in a shocking unanimous decision win over two-time champion, Israel Adesanya – securing one of the biggest upset wins in the history of the promotion.

As for Dricus du Plessis, the surging number two ranked contender, earned his first crack at middleweight gold back in July, landing a stunning second round TKO win over Robert Whittaker, becoming the sole fighter other than the above-mentioned, Adesanya to defeat the former titleholder since his middleweight debut back in 2014.

Dricus du Plessis opens as favorite to beat Sean Strickland at UFC 297

And off the back of an impressive start to his run with the UFC, Dricus du Plessis who has landed six consecutive wins since his Octagon, has opened as a -140 betting favorite to beat Strickland at UFC 297 in January – with the defending champion a +115 betting underdog.

Many markets are offering bets on Strickland’s first title defense at the end of the year against Pretoria native, du Plessis – and sites, who also offer punters the chance to play live roulette, are taking action on the undisputed middleweight championship fight.

En route to his championship victory over Adesanya, the hugely-outspoken Strickland had landed consecutive wins over both Nassourdine Imavov, and Absupiyan Magomedov – which saw him snap a run of two consecutive losses to Jared Cannonier, and former champion, Alex Pereira – the latter of which via thunderous opening round KO.

However, returning to the middleweight limit back in 2020, Strickland has also landed other notable wins over the likes of Uriah Hall, Brendan Allen, and Jack Hermansson.

A former KSW and EFC championship holder, Dricus du Plessis, who holds a stoppage win over the highly-considered Croat striker, Roberto Soldic prior to his tenure in the UFC, hit the ground running in spectacular fashion back in 2020 with a knockout win over Markus Perez.

In four real notable wins since, du Plessis has defeated Brad Tavares, former title challenger, Darren Till and perennial contender, Derek Brunson with stoppage triumphs, before landing a career-highlight knockout over former champion, Whittaker.

Also featuring on January’s UFC 297 card in ‘The Great White North’, the organization is set to crown a bantamweight titleholder for the first time since Amanda Nunes’ retirement back in June, as contenders, Raquel Pennington, and Mayra Bueno Silva meet in a vacant title fight – taking co-main event honors.

Last time out, Pennington landed a split decision win over Ketlen Vieira, whilst a banned substance violation saw Bueno Silva’s impressive ninja choke submission win over former champion, Holly Holm overturned to an official ‘No Contest’.

UFC 287 will also come as du Plessis first main event fight since he landed in the Dana White-led promotion, whether that be in ‘Fight Night’ billed cards or atop a flagship event.

Who wins at UFC 297 in January: Sean Strickland or Dricus du Plessis?

Breaking – Sean Strickland set to headline UFC 297 against Dricus du Plessis in title fight in January

An undisputed middleweight championship fight between division titleholder, Sean Strickland, and streaking number two ranked middleweight challenger, Dricus du…

An undisputed middleweight championship fight between division titleholder, Sean Strickland, and streaking number two ranked middleweight challenger, Dricus du Plessis, is set to take main event honors at UFC 297 on January 20. – with the pay-per-view event currently targeted to take place in Toronto, Canada.

Strickland, the current undisputed middleweight champion, most recently headlined UFC 293 in a reworked headliner against former two-time middleweight gold holder, Israel Adesanya – landing a spectacular unanimous decision upset win to clinch the middleweight title at the first time of trying.

As for South Africa native, du Plessis, the surging middleweight contender has been sidelined since he featured on the main card of UFC 290 back in July during International Fight Week, landing a second round TKO win over former undisputed middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker.

Sean Strickland meets Dricus du Plessis in UFC 297 headliner

UFC CEO, Dana White confirmed the booking of a middleweight championship fight between Sean Strickland, and Dricus du Plessis during a video posted on his official social media today.

BREAKING…… pic.twitter.com/eW9Q23FVmI

— danawhite (@danawhite) November 6, 2023

Initially expected to defend his middleweight title against undefeated contender, Khamzat Chimaev after the Chechen’s close, majority decision win over former undisputed welterweight champion and former pound-for-pound number one, Kamaru Usman last month in the co-main event of UFC 294, Chimaev has been sidelined through a torn hand ligament, requiring the use of a supportive brace for a number of weeks.

In the midst of a stunning run of six consecutive victories since he landed in the Octagon back in 2020, during his brief tenure with the UFC, du Plessis has landed notable victories over former welterweight title challenger, Darren Till, as well as perennial contender, Derek Brunson, and the above-mentioned former champion, Whittaker.

As well as Sean Strickland’s title fight with Dricus du Plessis, UFC 297 is also set to feature a vacant bantamweight title fight between former title challenger, Raquel Pennington, and Brazilian contender, Mayra Bueno Silva in ‘The Great White North’.

Who wins at UFC 297: Sean Strickland or Dricus du Plessis?

Coach confirms Sean Strickland turned down UFC 294 title fight with Khamzat Chimaev: ‘It didn’t make any sense’

Undisputed middleweight champion, Sean Strickland’s head coach, Eric Nicksick has confirmed how his student and team did, in fact,…

Undisputed middleweight champion, Sean Strickland’s head coach, Eric Nicksick has confirmed how his student and team did, in fact, reject an offer on just over a weeks’ notice to defend the crown at UFC 294 last month against the unbeaten, Khamzat Chiamev – citing how a quick turnaround made little sense.

Strickland, the current undisputed middleweight champion, most recently turned in a shocking upset win over former two-time divisional titleholder, Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 back in September in Sydney, Australia – landing a hugely one-sided unanimous decision win over the City Kickboxing staple over the course of five rounds.

And ahead of UFC 294 last month, following the withdrawal of Paulo Costa from a fight with Chimaev, and prior to the short-notice insertion of former welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman into the bout, reports surfacing claiming Strickland had rejected a short-notice title defense against the Chechnya native.

Sean Strickland rejected short-notice title fight with Khamzat Chimaev

Confirming those reports earlier this week, Sean Strickland’s coach, Nicksick detailed that while his student had no issue fighting on such short notice, a quickfire turnaround against Chimaev made no sense, having previously drafted in to fight Adesanya on less than six weeks notice ‘Down Under’.

“From my understanding, they [the UFC] did [offer Sean Strickland a title fight with Khamzat Chimaev],” Eric Nicksick told ESPN. “They just threw it out there to see if he would be available. When Sean had asked me, to be honest, I was the one that kind of said no. I was like, bro, I can’t be there – like we can go out there, but it didn’t make any sense to me whatsoever as a champion to take a short notice fight against a killer.”

“Sean can fight anybody on any day’s notice, we know that he has done it in the past,” Nicksick explained. “But, why is it our responsibility to go put our title on the line on short notice when we already did them [the UFC] a solid by fighting Izzy (Israel Adesanya) on five-and-a-half weeks’ notice?”

Fearing he had suffered a fractured hand in the immediate aftermath of his eventual decision win over Usman, Chimaev is set to avoid a surgical procedure, with his manager confirming how the undefeated challenger has instead suffered a ligament tear in his hand, and will wear a supportive brace for a period of time.

Do you expect to see Sean Strickland fight Khamzat Chimaev next year for the title?

Khamzat Chimaev tipped to struggle in UFC title fight with Sean Strickland: ‘He loses every day of the week’

Expected to challenge for undisputed middleweight gold in his return to the Octagon following a title-eliminator win at UFC…

Expected to challenge for undisputed middleweight gold in his return to the Octagon following a title-eliminator win at UFC 294 earlier this month, the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev has been backed to likely fall short in his challenge against champion, Sean Strickland, by the surging, Dricus du Plessis.

Chimaev, who debuted at number nine in the official middleweight pile off the back of his return to the division earlier this month, landed a close, majority decision win over former undisputed welterweight champion and pound-for-pound number one, Kamaru Usman at UFC 294 back in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Khamzat Chimaev takes the majority decision!!

He leaves #UFC294 with the victory over Kamaru Usman at #UFC294 pic.twitter.com/EjxZT6XiBA

— UFC (@ufc) October 21, 2023

Khamzat Chimaev tipped to fall short in title fight with Sean Strickland

And expected to challenge for undisputed gold against Strickland in his return to the Octagon as he continues to recover from a hand ligament tear suffered in his win over Usman, Khamzat Chimaev has been tipped to struggle any time he fights Strickland, according to South African contender, du Plessis.

“When you look at this, I have one or two options,” Dricus du Plessis told Sherdog during a recent interview. “The first thing I can say is a little bit of a jab is Khamzat’s (Chimaev) hand is broken, right? So, he should be ready to fight in seven weeks or he forfeits his title shot because that’s what happened to me. I wasn’t ready to fight in seven weeks with a broken foot.”

“If you want to give Khamzat the title shot, go right ahead?” du Plessis explained. “Because the Khamzat that fought this weekend loses to Sean Strickland every day of the week.”

Himself sidelined since he featured on the main card of UFC 290 during International Fight Week back in July, du Plessis turned in a title-eliminator win over former titleholder, Robert Whittaker in a stunning second round TKO win.

Expected to fight former champion, Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 back in September, du Plessis was forced from the championship clash due to a lingering injury.

Who wins in a future title fight: Sean Strickland or Khamzat Chimaev?

UFC appears to Censor Sean Strickland During unfiltered Fighter Pay Rant: ‘You Sell your soul for it’

Just as Sean Strickland was beginning the peel back the curtain, offering fans and aspiring fighters a very bleak…

Just as Sean Strickland was beginning the peel back the curtain, offering fans and aspiring fighters a very bleak look at what it means to be a UFC competitor, his mic was cut off.

Joining Extra Rounds host T.J. DeSantis and UFC Hall of Famer Don Frye to promote the UFC in a live broadcast from Professional Bull Riders, which is owned by UFC corporate parent Endeavor, Strickland decided to flip the script, sharing his honest advice for anyone hoping to one day step inside the Octagon.

After 30 minutes of relatively harmless discussion, Sean Strickland decided to spice things up by asking Frye how much money he made during his time in the UFC. “I think we all wanna f*cking know this, bro, because I’ve heard numbers of like guys [from] your time, and they tell me how much they make, bro, and it makes you want to cry a little bit,” Strickland said with a smile.

DeSantis quickly pivoted to the $50,000 prize awarded to the tournament winner. Frye added that the wage for everyone else was a meager $500. That’s all Strickland needed to hear before launching into why aspiring fighters should find a different career path.

Sean Strickland Goes in On UFC Fighter Pay

“Hey, you want to be a UFC fighter,” Strickland said in a video he posted to his Instagram. “$500 bucks. … But you know, it’s not that much different now, man. It’s funny, this guy came up to me, and he said, ‘Hey, you know, my son’s 17, he trains, he wants to be a fighter. Do you have any advice?’

“I said, ‘Don’t do it.’ He goes, ‘What do you mean?’ And I’m like, ‘Well, let me explain to you, sir.’ Let me explain if you guys have kids at home who want to be a fighter. Let me explain to you the joy of being an MMA fighter.

“I was like, ‘You see the Contender [Series fighters], what do you think they make?’ And he goes, ‘I don’t know.’ I go, ‘They make five and five. If they lose, they make five.’ And he goes, ‘Damn.’ I go, ‘If you lose, guess what, you’re not going to UFC.’ So this entire life you could have spent building a life, doing any other aspect in life, you chose to train fighting.

“So let’s just say you make it now you make it to the UFC. Well, hey, guess what, what do you think they sign the average guy on? … Ten and 10 for this man. So you make it to UFC, you get signed, 10 and 10, and now you fight for 10 and 10, and you’ve spent your entire life working for this one goal. You get the blue check mark, you get the UFC in your logo, you get all the people, you get all of it now.

“So you go 2-2 and maybe they’re boring fights, and the UFC cuts you, and now guess what? You have made a total of … $60,000 your entire career, and you have no other option because you can’t be a part-time fighter. You’ve got to be full-time.

“So now you’re a 24-year-old man looking yourself in the mirror saying, ‘I spent my entire life doing this one thing and I’ve made $24,000, or $60,000. What do I do now? You go teach cardio kickboxing.

“And that’s, like, the damn shame of like most industry. It’s like you get kind of Weinstein-d. They put this big old f*cking UFC logo — and again, I love UFC, guys. I make more money in the UFC than f*cking, I mean, I am not a poor man, you guys. I would be in the rich category, which still f*cking shocks me every time I think about it. But they put this big old f*cking logo and you sell your f*cking soul for it. You sell your f*cking soul for it, man.”

‘Technical Difficulties’ Won’t Quiet the Middleweight champ

That’s where things were abruptly shut down on the UFC Fight Pass feed, but Strickland offered up a little bit more of the footage and his thoughts on Instagram.

“How many people in this sport end up not being poor after they’re done? And this isn’t NFL poor … they’re not gonna hear this sh*t. They’re not going to air this sh*t, but I’m just telling you how this f*cking goes.

“We’re not talking about, ‘Hey, I was in the NFL, I got paid millions of dollars, and I went and gambled on drugs and hookers.’ That’s not what we’re talking about. We’re talking on, I made $60,000. Now, what’s next? So when we talk about how much Don Fry made and goddamn, it’s shocking and how much most guys make.

“My advice to anybody, enjoy….”

In the caption on Instagram, Strickland made light of the “technical difficulties” and attempted to explain that his gripe over pay is not exclusive to the UFC.

“Think this was cut????” Strickland wrote. “‘They’re not going to air any of this’ technical difficulties lmao!!! This is an all-industry thing, Jeff Bezos can go build a rocket to go to space but can’t pay a couple more dollars. This isn’t a UFC thing, this an American thing, that’s what I was saying when the stream cut.”

It certainly seems like the UFC took it as a UFC thing.

MMA Fighting revealed that they had reached out to promotion for comment which has not yet been returned.