Sean Strickland had fairly a bit to say earlier than dealing with Jared Cannonier and never a lot of it consisted of fight sports activities.
UFC Vegas 66 is the ultimate UFC card of 2022. They’re closing out the 12 months with an enormous middleweight important occasion between Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland. With a brand new champion in place in Alex Pereira, each males want to carve their approach again into the title image with an enormous victory on December 17. Nonetheless, earlier than Strickland might get to that time, he sat for his media day interview in a session that was wilder than any time he’s spent within the Octagon.
Strickland has by no means been one to draw back from saying what’s on his thoughts. For higher or worse, everybody inside earshot will study precisely what’s on his thoughts each time a microphone or digicam is in his face. The UFC Vegas 66 media day interview was no totally different, as he had fairly a slew of one-liners for these in attendance.
Strickland began with a historical past lesson on relations between America and Europe, particularly utilizing Paddy Pimblett as a speaking level.
“I make the [expletive] press conferences. Have a look at Paddy, the Conor McGregor wannabe. You don’t wish to see that [expletive] man. Along with his [expletive] little bowl minimize. You’ll be able to’t relate to that [expletive] man, that English little [expletive] prick,” Strickland stated, then requested the interviewer “Are you English? How does it really feel to dwell in a surveillance state?”
After a diatribe about interpersonal relationships between two members of the LGBTQ group, Strickland then turned his consideration to former middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya.
“I imply, you already know he’s one other [expletive] foreigner. If he was an actual man, it might have been a gun,” Strickland stated. “You in all probability can’t even personal knives in his [expletive] nation.”
Sean Strickland is aware of what’s incorrect with America
Strickland wasn’t finished together with his geopolitical lesson for the media although. When requested about which nation was the freest, he gave his true ideas about what’s incorrect with America.
“You disappoint me in a number of points America,” Strickland stated. “I don’t wish to go too deep within the weeds, I really like America. However one thing occurred with America. We went from smoking cigarettes and driving horses to a bunch of [expletives]. America isn’t America. America is absolutely dropping the ball recently, it’s extra akin to Communist China. Let’s begin the revolution.”
Intercourse employees and their career? Sure, Strickland had one thing to say about that too.
“Us [fighters] versus let’s say porn stars, what’s the distinction?” Strickland stated. “We weight-reduction plan. We get skinny. We put on tight outfits. We take our garments off and we struggle in entrance of 1000’s of individuals. I really like my job, however I’m a prostitute. I’m not disillusioned with who I’m.”
Not even the James Krause betting scandal was off-limits to Strickland.
“Relying on the chances you would possibly name me ‘Krause Strickland. Is that man nonetheless banned from the UFC,” Strickland stated. “I ought to begin betting; I’ve some good perception.”
Strickland saved the room gentle and crammed with chuckles through the media day, however he has a tricky problem forward of him as he seems to be to rebound from the knockout defeat he suffered by the hands of Alex Pereira.
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