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Sean Strickland Hits Back At Sean O’Malley After Being Labelled A ‘Psychopath’

Sean StricklandUFC middleweight Sean Strickland fires back at Sean O’Malley after the rising bantamweight star labelled him a “psychopath”. It has been a regular occurrence seeing Sean Strickland’s name in the headlines. However, not always for his skill-set inside the Octagon, but his outlandish behaviour, which has caused concern from fellow athletes. Since his return to […]

Sean Strickland

UFC middleweight Sean Strickland fires back at Sean O’Malley after the rising bantamweight star labelled him a “psychopath”.

It has been a regular occurrence seeing Sean Strickland’s name in the headlines. However, not always for his skill-set inside the Octagon, but his outlandish behaviour, which has caused concern from fellow athletes.

Since his return to competition in 2020, Strickland (24-3 MMA) has been on a tear in the division walking through all comers. The return has seen the thirty-year-old accumulate victories over Jack Marshman, Brendan Allen, Krzysztof Jotko and Uriah Hall.

Last month, Strickland was scheduled to face off with former middleweight champion Luke Rockhold at UFC 268. Unfortunately, Rockhold could not make the dance due to an injury, meaning Strickland wasn’t met with a replacement and was removed from the card.

Strickland’s next task in the Octagon will be Sweden’s Jack Hermansson, who is fresh off a wrestling match with Khamzat Chimaev. Although not scheduled to compete until next year, Strickland has continued to make headlines with rather alarming behaviour on social media. Strickland discussed his past as a Neo-Nazi, as well as releasing a video proposing he wanted “to do some weird sh*t” to UFC welterweight Belal Muhammad.

Sean O’Malley on Sean Strickland

The odd behaviour caught the attention of UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley who is among the action in tonight’s UFC 269 event and discussed the issue on his podcast.

“Oh, I can’t get on the Sean Strickland card. I am scared that he might f*cking murder me. Like actually, I probably would not want to be around that dude. He kind of seems like a f*cking freak and psychopath. Like if he had a chance to kill someone, he probably would do it. So it’s like I wouldn’t even want to fight on that motherf*cker’s card. He’d be like: ‘I cannot have two Seans on this card’” O’Malley said.

Strickland latched on to O’Malley’s comments and fired back on Twitter.

“@SugaSeanMMA woke up one day and said “you know that guy who snitched on all his friends, did something shady with minor, yeah that guy I want him to tattoo his name on me” lol!! You know @SugaSeanMMA walks around holding his pocket lol!!!!” – Sean Strickland tweeted at Sean O’Malley.

What do you make of the beef between Sean Strickland and Sean O’Malley?

Jack Hermansson vs. Sean Strickland Set As Feb. 5 Headliner

Top-10 middleweights Jack Hermansson and Sean Strickland are set to collide in the main event of the February 5 UFC Fight Night event.

The news of this middleweight clash was first reported by ESPN on Friday. The bout has been verbally agreed to b…

Jack Hermansson, Sean Strickland

Top-10 middleweights Jack Hermansson and Sean Strickland are set to collide in the main event of the February 5 UFC Fight Night event.

The news of this middleweight clash was first reported by ESPN on Friday. The bout has been verbally agreed to by both parties and contracts should be signed shortly.

Both Hermansson and Strickland are coming off wins. Hermansson (#6) defeated Edmen Shahbazyan via unanimous decision in May but has had mixed results in his most recent fights, going 2-2 in his last four bouts. Hermansson has also kept himself busy by engaging in a wrestling matchup with welterweight Khamzat Chimaev.

The last time Hermansson main-evented a UFC card, he took home Fight of the Night against Marvin Vettori. Hermansson came out on the losing end of that contest and will certainly look to have a different outcome as he returns to the main event spotlight in February.

Sean Strickland (#7) has been searching for a new opponent ever since his bout with Luke Rockhold fell apart. Strickland and Rockhold were engaged in some very heated trash talk that was expected to culminate at UFC 268 in November. Unfortunately, Rockhold had to withdraw from the bout.

Strickland shut the door on a potential fight against Darren Till and name-dropped Paulo Costa or Jack Hermansson as targeted opponents. We now know that he has been paired with the latter opponent on the tail end of winter.

Sean Strickland is currently enjoying a five-fight winning streak, most recently defeating Uriah Hall via unanimous decision in a July main event.

MMA News will keep you updated on additional updates and fight announcements connected to this February 5 Fight Night card.

Who do you pick to win this middleweight bout: Jack Hermansson or Sean Strickland?

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Sean Strickland Rules Out Darren Till Fight, Names Two Alternative Opponents

Sean StricklandSean Strickland has shut down talk about a potential fight between him and Darren Till after the Englishman suggested they could headline the UFC’s return to the UK in March 2022. Speaking on the podcast of former UFC middleweight champion and fellow Englishman Michael Bisping, Till revealed that he asked for a fight with Jared […]

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Sean Strickland has shut down talk about a potential fight between him and Darren Till after the Englishman suggested they could headline the UFC’s return to the UK in March 2022.

Speaking on the podcast of former UFC middleweight champion and fellow Englishman Michael Bisping, Till revealed that he asked for a fight with Jared Cannonier before the UFC sent him a list of potential opponents that included Strickland.

“Listen, the UFC, they told me, ‘hey Darren, let us know when do you want to fight because we are waiting on you. You’re always there for us, you’re always ready to fight anyone, anytime’ so I said Jared Cannonier is a good one and they said ‘oh really? Jared already.?’ So they offered a few fights, and one fight I really liked was Sean Strickland,” Till said. “I’ve actually seen Sean Strickland a few times and I said to Sean, “do you know if you want to get it on sometime, we can do it because I think you’re a really good fighter.” 

‘The Gorilla’ is coming off back-to-back losses and is 1-4 in his last five fights. In contrast, Strickland has looked exemplary since moving to middleweight and has picked up five consecutive wins.

Sean Strickland Wants Paulo Costa Or Jack Hermansson Next

Strickland took to social media to publicly rule himself out of a fight with Till while calling for a bout against either Paulo Costa or Jack Hermansson.

“Instagram blocked me, joked about a pedophile dying and I guess they didn’t like it lol!!!!” Strickland tweeted. “Anyways I’m not fighting Darren Till. I want (Paulo) Costa and if Costa can’t put down the wine and cookies I want Jack (Hermansson).”

Costa like Till is riding a two-fight losing streak after falling short against Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori. ‘The Joker’ may have lost to Khamzat Chimaev recently but that was an exhibition wrestling match and he is currently enjoying a winning run inside the UFC Octagon.

Who do you want to see Sean Strickland fight next?

Sean Strickland Rules Out Darren Till Fight, Names Two Alternative Opponents

Sean StricklandSean Strickland has shut down talk about a potential fight between him and Darren Till after the Englishman suggested they could headline the UFC’s return to the UK in March 2022. Speaking on the podcast of former UFC middleweight champion and fellow Englishman Michael Bisping, Till revealed that he asked for a fight with Jared […]

Sean Strickland

Sean Strickland has shut down talk about a potential fight between him and Darren Till after the Englishman suggested they could headline the UFC’s return to the UK in March 2022.

Speaking on the podcast of former UFC middleweight champion and fellow Englishman Michael Bisping, Till revealed that he asked for a fight with Jared Cannonier before the UFC sent him a list of potential opponents that included Strickland.

“Listen, the UFC, they told me, ‘hey Darren, let us know when do you want to fight because we are waiting on you. You’re always there for us, you’re always ready to fight anyone, anytime’ so I said Jared Cannonier is a good one and they said ‘oh really? Jared already.?’ So they offered a few fights, and one fight I really liked was Sean Strickland,” Till said. “I’ve actually seen Sean Strickland a few times and I said to Sean, “do you know if you want to get it on sometime, we can do it because I think you’re a really good fighter.” 

‘The Gorilla’ is coming off back-to-back losses and is 1-4 in his last five fights. In contrast, Strickland has looked exemplary since moving to middleweight and has picked up five consecutive wins.

Sean Strickland Wants Paulo Costa Or Jack Hermansson Next

Strickland took to social media to publicly rule himself out of a fight with Till while calling for a bout against either Paulo Costa or Jack Hermansson.

“Instagram blocked me, joked about a pedophile dying and I guess they didn’t like it lol!!!!” Strickland tweeted. “Anyways I’m not fighting Darren Till. I want (Paulo) Costa and if Costa can’t put down the wine and cookies I want Jack (Hermansson).”

Costa like Till is riding a two-fight losing streak after falling short against Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori. ‘The Joker’ may have lost to Khamzat Chimaev recently but that was an exhibition wrestling match and he is currently enjoying a winning run inside the UFC Octagon.

Who do you want to see Sean Strickland fight next?

Sean Strickland Not Fighting Darren Till, Wants Costa or Hermansson

Sean Strickland has no interest in accepting the call out from Darren Till.

Strickland is in a position where he is looking for an important opponent after Luke Rockhold was forced out of their fight due to injury. One of the people that called him…

Sean Strickland Darren Till

Sean Strickland has no interest in accepting the call out from Darren Till.

Strickland is in a position where he is looking for an important opponent after Luke Rockhold was forced out of their fight due to injury. One of the people that called him out was none other than Darren Till, who said that he was offered a fight with the controversial middleweight contender by the UFC and that he was interested in making it happen.

However, it seems that while Till may be down for this scrap, Strickland does not feel the same. Taking to his Twitter, he revealed that he was more interested in a fight with Paulo Costa, but if that does not work out, he would be down to face Jack Hermansson instead.

“Instagram blocked me, joked about a pedophile dying and I guess they didn’t like it lol!!!! Anyways I’m not fighting Darren Till. I want Costa and if Costa can’t put down the wine and cookies I want Jack,” Strickland explained.

Bouts against Costa or Hermansson have more upside for Strickland given the trajectory of their careers right now, and the fact that they are ranked above him, and would help to propel him closer to a crack at the middleweight title.

Juxtapose this to Darren Till, who is always a big opponent, but is ranked below Strickland, and has lost two of his three fights since moving up to the middleweight division. No matter what the UFC decides to do, there are really no bad matchups to make at the top of 185lb.

Would you rather see Sean Strickland fight Paulo Costa or Jack Hermansson? Who do you think Darren Till should fight when he returns to the Octagon?

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Darren Till Reveals The UFC Offered Fight Against Sean Strickland

Darren Till might have a new opponent ahead of him.

Darren Till is looking for a fight. The Liverpool native has been in a rough spot as of late but is looking to bounce back with the right opportunity. Till has some names in mind for his next time…

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Darren Till might have a new opponent ahead of him.

Darren Till is looking for a fight. The Liverpool native has been in a rough spot as of late but is looking to bounce back with the right opportunity. Till has some names in mind for his next time out. He has a target on some top middleweights but the UFC may have another option for him. Till spoke bout his next step in an interview with Michael Bisping on his Believe You Me Podcast.

“The UFC, they said to me, ‘Darren, we’re with you, we know what your potential is, we really love you, you’re always there for us, you’ll fight anyone anytime. You’re a man of the company,’ and I said of course,” Till said. “But they’re like, ‘Who do you want to fight?’ and I said Jared Cannonier is a good one. ‘Oh really? Jared already?’ Of course.”

Till is coming off two losses in a row. He lost his last outing against Derek Brunson and before that a unanimous decision loss to Robert Whittaker. In fact, Till has only won once in his last five. Since making the move to middleweight he has been thrown into the deep end against the top-ranked fighters. Despite the difficult road, Till is still ranked number eight in the rankings. he could be looking to face the man at number seven, Sean Strickland.

Sean Strickland
Sean Strickland

“There were a few options they threw out to me. One fight I really liked was Sean Strickland. They offered him as well, and I actually said to Sean – because I’ve seen him a few times at the UFC – I said, ‘Sean, if you want to get it on at some point, let’s do it because I think you’re a good fighter, I think it would be a good fight.’ So listen, I’m still fighting the top and that’s how it is.”

Strickland was scheduled in a bout against Luke Rockhold on Nov. 6 in New York City, however, just a few weeks before the event, Rockhold pulled out due to injury. This matchup makes sense on paper as both men are pretty evenly ranked (Strickland #7, Till #8). Till is targeting a return in the spring. The UFC is rumored to hold an event in London in March. Till headlined the last event in London when he faced Jorge Masvidal.

Do you like the idea of Darren Till vs. Sean Strickland next?

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