Regardless of being top-of-the-line middleweight fighters on the earth, Sean Strickland could be a little unpredictable exterior of the cage, which has guided him into many mishaps and altercations.
As his feedback and unapologetic conduct suggests, Strickland is a brash competitor who is not afraid to talk his thoughts, irrespective of how crude. Whereas his phrases have usually gotten him into hassle, his most up-to-date controversial involvement was a bodily brawl.
Sean Strickland was within the coaches nook as his teammates suffered a standing guillotine choke loss to Luis Hernandez at Tuff-N-Uff 145. As an alternative of taking the defeat and subsequent celebratory taunt from Hernandez gracefully, Strickland and long-time buddy Chris Curtis selected to storm the cage.
The previous UFC middleweight champion felt disrespected by the fighter’s gesture and opted to settle their variations there after which.
Sean Strickland and Chris Curtis simply went loopy on Luis Hernandez for beating their teammate. 😭#MMA pic.twitter.com/tUrWnF6kqz
— Verdict (@VerdictMMA) June 29, 2025
The occasions led to many believing a punishment would befall Sean Strickland, and that now appears to be the case.
In accordance with stories, Strickland has been handed a short lived suspension for his actions late final month.
There’s expectation that his suspension will likely be prolonged on the coming fee listening to, scheduled for Wednesday.
Sean Strickland is inside touching distance of one other shot at UFC gold, at present sitting at #2 within the division.
Whereas he’ll be eager to recapture his throne and reign over the middleweights as soon as once more, the punishment from his brawl will forestall Strickland from competing contained in the octagon.
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Alongside a possible extended keep on the sidelines, the 34-year-old may be hit with a superb.
The one saving grace for Strickland is Luis Hernandez’s response to the altercation.
Hernandez, who had each proper to be livid at Strickland for the assault, as a substitute brushed their issues apart. The undefeated 185er insisted he has no issues with anybody at Xtreme Couture and hopes the fee would not punish these concerned within the brawl.
