Sean Strickland usually finds himself in wild conditions, which hasn’t modified since changing into the UFC middleweight champion. Other than having extra followers and extra money, he’s largely the identical controversial fighter he was throughout his rise to the highest.
Whereas attending the UFC 296 pay-per-view occasion on December 16, Strickland was concerned in an altercation within the crowd. The 185er clashed with Dricus Du Plessis and strikes had been thrown on either side, however the scuffle was premeditated based on a UFC veteran.
Throughout an look on the JAXXON Podcast, Gilbert Burns recalled the occasions that transpired between Strickland and Du Plessis. In response to the Brazilian, the middleweight champion warned him one thing would happen on the evening.
“When Sean got here, he type of regarded on the man… Then he talked to me, ‘Oh, you introduced your spouse and your children?’ I stated sure,” Burns stated in regards to the UFC 296 mishap. “He stated, ‘Yeah, this freaking man is true there. I would do one thing with this man.'”
“That was earlier than the combat when he walked in. He already had the factor on his head. He already had it. After which he stated, ‘However your loved ones is right here. If I do one thing, I offers you the heads up.’… Each time the factor begins happening, this man type of appears to be like at me and stated, ‘Now.'”
“Then he requested my son and my spouse to maneuver. So I simply bought in entrance of them, I stated simply go within the nook, I bought in entrance of them. And bro, he went out like loopy.”
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Strickland pre-planning an assault on Du Plessis could not have been the craziest factor to occur throughout their alternate earlier this month.
In response to jiu-jitsu phenom Craig Jones—who sat near the combat—believes there was an try at a Mike Tyson-esque ear chunk amid the chaos.
As they’re being separated by safety, Sean Strickland allegedly tried to chunk the ear of Dricus Du Plessis earlier than Las Vegas police broke up the incident.
Try Gilbert Burns’ views on the brawl and far more within the video under.
