Forrest Griffin has revealed what happened in the aftermath of Sean Strickland’s viral spar with Sneako.
The former UFC middleweight champion famously handed Sneako a beating as cameras rolled last year.
Their beef is still going, that was clear when the steamer wildly celebrated Sean Strickland’s UC 312 loss.
Now the man who broke up their scrap has detailed the impact it at on the UFC Performance Institute.
Forrest Griffin made rules change after Sean Strickland spar
Forrest Griffin is the Vice President of Athlete Development at the UFC Performance Institute
The former UFC lightweight champion was in the room when Strickland vs Sneako went down.
However, he insists that he was duped into allowing it to happen by the controversial 185lb star, whose actions led to a ban on camera crews at the UFC PI.
“So first off, I don’t know what Sneako is. I don’t this guy. I don’t know these things, I’ve just told you.
“They came in, it’s got nothing to do with me. [Strickland] says, ‘Yeah, I’m gonna spar a pro boxer’ and books the Octagon. Fine. Cool. Whatever.
“I see it and ‘I’m like, I don’t know, this doesn’t look right’. I’m watching it and I’m like, ‘I don’t know what’s going on here’.
“I’m doing a Celebrity Sweat episode and I’m training RG3 [Robert Griffin III]. Me and RG3 are doing boxing drills and I’m training with some cool people.
“I heard a noise because I’m maybe like 30 feet away from the Octagon. I heard all these people saying, ‘Stop!’ I look up and sure enough Sean Strickland is just beating the s— out of this kid.
“I was like, anybody [want to step in]? I was like, Oh s—t. I’m the one who works here. I should do something’. So, I run in there and stop it.
“I got some phone calls that night, too. Like, ‘Forrest, what are you doing?’ Alright, we’ll lock it down.
“No video. You can video your sparring to watch back later, but there’s no need to bring a camera crew.”