Sean Strickland has finally admitted that during his last visit to Australia he did not really make a fan for a world title fight.
The former middleweight champion won his belt by dropping Israel Adesanya in five rounds and overwhelming on UFC 293 in September 2023. Despite the fact that he was a huge favorite with fans, Strickland was generally banned to Apex-Headliners and Was he rarely on pay-per-view for the journey underneath.
Once he arrived in Australia, his star force was immediately clear when he saved much larger applause than the champion, which comes from the nearby New Zealand. And all week he constantly made the headlines with his antics.
Sean Strickland reportedly made a fan during the last visit of Australia
Perhaps one of the most mythologized stories about the Australian title Triumph by Sean Strickland was his visit to Bondi Beach. Early in his journey he met a fan and while the story hit him when he went too far with his trolls.
The story goes that while visiting the famous beach with his girlfriend, a fan told Strickland: “Izzy goes to F – you up.” This led the confrontational challenger to fall away and hit him in the stomach, although no images of this ever emerged, nor any kind of victim's perspective.
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“Boom, exactly in the guts,” Strickland told the media at the time. “I had only been to Australia a day and I had already made an attack. Initially I thought the man came up for a photo. Because everyone who wants a photo, man, I love the fans.
'But if you want to come to me and run your mouth, I will smack you like I have someone else. Uppercut to his stomach. Then I walked away. But when I see the man again, man, no problems … I will thank him for not charging. “
Sean Strickland confirms that he never beaten a fan on UFC 293
However, Sean Strickland has now confirmed that the incident is blown far out of proportion. He never beaten the fan and dropped the problem to a mere light blow after the continuous comment was made.
Speaking with Fox Sports Australia, he was asked if he would reunite with the fan he had beaten, with the host jokes that it was his 'mission' to bring that man to his UFC 312 fight with Dricus du Plessis on Saturday . And the Nu-Challenger revealed that there was never a real blow.
“Let me tell you, I didn't beat,” explained Strickland. “It was a friendly, such as,” Hey Buddy, Hey Friend, “” When the host asked if it was closed, he answered: “No, there was no blow, it was really fun, it was more of a handshake with a 'Nice to meet you'.
“It was actually very nice, he was a really nice guy.” Strickland said, however, that he would offer a card if the fan identified himself, adding to it: “I would give him a ticket to the fight. I would connect him. “
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