Video: UFC’s Sean Strickland knocks sparring partner out cold

The Sean Strickland gym saga carries on in 2022. A recent video is currently making the rounds online showing the 30-year-old UFC middleweight knocking…

By: Milan Ordoñez | 1 year ago
Video: UFC’s Sean Strickland knocks sparring partner out cold
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The Sean Strickland gym saga carries on in 2022. A recent video is currently making the rounds online showing the 30-year-old UFC middleweight knocking a sparring partner out cold with a clean kick to the jaw.

This one’s a bit tricky, the way I see it. While it can seem like he threw the kick with the intent of a knockout, it could also be that the shin landed cleanly on an undefended jaw, resulting in the way it did.

In the past year alone, Strickland made the MMA headlines a few times because of some incidents during training. In June 2021, he got into a heated altercation with ADCC champion Orlando Sanchez during a grappling session. Sanchez supposedly torqued Strickland’s arm in what some deemed as a “dirty move,” causing the latter to lash out.

Months later, he was seen throwing bombs on PFL champion Emiliano Sordi using four-ounce gloves with no headgear. Yet, despite such behavior, some see him as a “crazy, but cool” training partner.

The number seven-ranked Strickland is scheduled to headline the UFC’s February 5th event against number six-ranked contender Jack Hermansson.

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Milan Ordoñez
Milan Ordoñez

Milan Ordoñez has been covering combat sports since 2012 and has been part of the Bloody Elbow staff since 2016. He’s also competed in amateur mixed martial arts and submission grappling tournaments.

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