Former middleweight champion Sean Strickland has been embroiled in controversy after punching Luis Hernandez in a cage, on Saturday evening, nevertheless, not within the UFC octagon.
The sudden encounter occurred at a regional present, Tuff-N-Uff 145, in Las Vegas, the place Strickland and fellow UFC fighter Chris Curtis have been cornering their Xtreme Couture teammate Miles Hungsinger.
Even with a star-studded nook, Hungsinger was submitted within the second spherical through a standing guillotine choke by Hernandez, who didn’t waste time earlier than going in direction of Hungsinger’s nook.
That is when the occasion turned bitter, with Hernandez directing a number of crude gestures in direction of the nook, together with the “crotch chop”, which gave the impression to be the ultimate straw for Strickland and Curtis.
As you possibly can see from the footage, Strickland and Curtis stormed into the octagon, the place the ugly scenes ensued with Strickland throwing two proper straights at Hernandez earlier than being dragged away by officers.
Curtis was not pressured off instantly, bizarrely having the ability to maintain Hernandez on the cage for some time longer earlier than the pair have been separated.
Strickland took to social media to handle the incident in probably the most Sean Strickland means attainable:
“I’m the primary one to shake their hand and say ‘I want you effectively, on to the following one. However after the struggle this man comes as much as me, calls me by title, ‘Strickland’, calls me a b****, says he’s going to f*** me up. [He] Does the hand gesture…[and} as a man, I’m not capable not to answer that. If I walk down the street, if I leave my house and somebody says that, my soul will not allow that to not go unanswered. I cannot do it, I cannot f***** do it…”.
There has been no disciplinary action yet for Strickland from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), who could suspend his license as a coach and fighter.
This is bad news for Israel Adesanya, who told Ariel Helwani he wants the rematch against Strickland next.
“Sean. No question. He lost his last fight. I lost my fight. And it’s like, ‘Alright. Cool. Want a rematch?”
Both fighters have lost their last fight; however, the potential bout may have to be put on hold depending on if the NSAC decide to sanction Strickland.
