Sean Strickland, who likes to play heel, says he would only consider fighting Robert Whittaker if no other opponents are available. “Tarzan” made this point in typical NSFW fashion, which is of course classic Strickland style.
Sean Strickland will return to the octagon after a year, he will face Anthony Hernandez in the main event of UFC Houston on February 21.
The controversial American fighter has won one of his last three fights. He lost his middleweight title to Dricus du Plessis at UFC 297. He then faced Paulo Costa at UFC 302 and won via split decision. However, last year at UFC 312, when the 34-year-old returned with Dricus du Plessis, he failed to regain the title.
Former champion Robert Whittaker, on the other hand, is in a two-fight losing situation. He plans to return in mid-2026 and is teasing a move to light heavyweight.
Recently, during an interview with Jon-Bernard Kairouz, Strickland did a ton of research on “The Reaper.” He joked:
“It’s not a fight I’m excited about. He’s like the girl at the party, everyone’s damned, and you’re like uhhh, maybe when it’s three in the morning and there’s no one left, maybe I can give it a try. Whittaker’s body count is too high. I want to fight someone who turns me on.”
Check out Sean Strickland’s comments below:
Sean Strickland says the UFC pressured him to turn things around with Dricus du Plessis
During the same interview mentioned and posted above, Sean Strickland claimed he was pressured into accepting the UFC 312 title rematch against Dricus du Plessis. ‘Tarzan’ says he wasn’t ready and underwent stem cell treatment in Colombia on his shoulder, which broke while riding dirt bikes.
“Before the Dricus fight, I was messing around with Axell Hodges and I broke my shoulder. So I was in Colombia getting stem cells on my shoulder, and fuck they beat me up for the fight and that thing with the UFC day, you don’t say no. They’re p*mps. You don’t say no to the masters. So I was kind of in a corner and took that fight.”
Following that loss, Strickland took some time off from fighting and says his shoulder now feels great and is fully healed before returning in February at UFC Fight Night in Houston, Texas.
“So it’s been great to take this time off and let my body heal. This shoulder feels fucking amazing. I miss fighting and I miss performing, but it was fun being a fat, lazy piece of shit for a while.”
Check out Sean Strickland’s comments below:
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