Who should Sean Strickland fight next?

Sean Strickland took the danger and bought the reward on Saturday when he stepped up on brief discover to defeat Nassourdine Imavov within the UFC Battle Evening 217 essential occasion.

After struggling back-to-back losses to shut out 2022, Strickland (26-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) wanted to open the 12 months by getting again to the win column. He took the leap by preventing Imavov (12-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) as a alternative on simply 5 days’ discover, and up a weight class at gentle heavyweight, as effectively. It paid off, as a result of he earned a unanimous determination win within the headlining bout on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

It’s develop into clear in recent times that Strickland is among the many greatest middleweights on the market. He’s fallen brief in opposition to a few of the absolute elite, however he has develop into a constant essential occasion fighter for the UFC and clearly has no reservations about taking over a problem.

The place does the win over Imavov put Strickland going ahead? Watch the video above for ideas and evaluation on his future after UFC Battle Evening 217.

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Twitter reacts to Sean Strickland’s short-notice win over Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Battle Evening 217

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