Sean Strickland Calls His Shot
Sean Strickland can maintain his head up excessive after the win over Magomedov, and that’s precisely what he’s doing. In the course of the UFC Vegas 76 post-fight press convention, the quantity seven-ranked middleweight referred to as for a title shot (h/t MMAJunkie).
“F*ck, man. It must occur, you guys,” Strickland mentioned. “We all know Izzy is on f*cking repeat, dude. They attempt to carry Abus (in). That is what the UFC mentioned, ‘Man, the middleweight division is stagnant. Let’s get Abus in right here. He would possibly beat Sean.’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah proper, mom f*cker. Wait till you see what occurs. Each time they’ve tried to carry new blood, (like) the Frenchie I fought earlier than, I despatched him dwelling. This man, I despatched him again. Each time they attempt to carry new blood in, I ship them again. Give me the f*cking title. I earned it.”
“… The one earlier than that, I fought the opposite man they had been making an attempt to (push), their final phenom that they had been making an attempt to (push). I took that man on three-day f*cking discover. I took him on in a five-round warfare and received each f*cking spherical. I paid my dues. I’ve f*cking paid my dues. Give me that sh*t.”
It’s too early to say what’s subsequent for Sean Strickland, however he’ll be maintaining an in depth eye on the 185-pound title image. Many imagine the winner of UFC 290’s Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus du Plessis bout will problem Israel Adesanya for the UFC Middleweight Championship subsequent.
