With the immense success that GTA 5 has had over the past few years, it’s no surprise that fans are even more eager to play the new GTA 6, which is expected to be released in 2025. Given that the GTA franchise has been arguably one of the best gaming franchises, the hype surrounding the new open-world game has fans drooling to get in on the action. Especially after the new trailer dropped.

The game’s new trailer has currently garnered 65 million views in just 14 hours. Rockstar Games has been working on this game for over ten years. The long-awaited trailer pleased the fans. However, MMA fans spotted a character that looked familiar to Sean ‘Tarzan’ Strickland in the trailer, which made them lose their minds.

Is UFC champ Sean Strickland in GTA 6?

After the trailer for GTA 6 was released, MMA fans took no time to spot someone familiar in the trailer. A character in the game had a striking resemblance to the UFC middleweight champion, Sean Strickland, which led the fans to question if Strickland was a character in the game.

MMA fans spared no time to take to social media to call out the resemblance between the two. Some are even going as far as comparing UFC journalist Nina Marie Daniele to the fiery Latina protagonist, Lucia, in the game.

But the focus remained on Strickland’s striking resemblance to the character. A minority also compared the character with the former middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold.

Here are some of the comments from the post:

“That’s luke rockhold”

“dawg I said the same f**** thing”

“Here’s the thing about rockstar guys”

“Desean stricland dlc in gta6 ????”

“nah that’s luke rockhold; stricklands nose is too different”

“not sure if I hear ‘conceive believe achieve’ or ‘no man who beats off to cartoons is gonna beat me’”

Though it would’ve been wild to see the UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland in the game, there has been no news or confirmation about Strickland being in the game. But there is good news, as MMA fans might see familiar faces in the game.

UFC superstar’s possible appearance in GTA 6

Though UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland is unlikely to make it into GTA 6, there have been reports of another UFC superstar possibly making a feature in the game. And it’s none other than the UFC’s very own Conor McGregor. ‘The Notorious’  reportedly has a huge chance of appearing in the highly anticipated game.

In fact, as per recent polls, McGregor was one of the favorites to feature along with other celebrities such as former president Donald Trump, Logan Paul, and even DJ Khaled. It wouldn’t be surprising to see McGregor feature in the game, as he has long surpassed the sport of MMA.

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Though Conor McGregor’s feature in GTA 6 would be a treat for MMA fans, it would be even more exciting to see Strickland as a side character in the game. Who would you choose if you could feature a fighter in the game? Let us know in the comments section below.

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