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“Beating Up a Ret*rd”: Sean Strickland Goes Off on Austin Trout Following BKFC Win

Published 02/19/2023, 7:32 AM EST

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The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is definitely grabbing some eyeballs all around the world, including that of Sean Strickland. Even after facing a backlash from the public, the sport is growing stronger. However, the dangers of the sport still exist. Friday’s fight between Diego Sanchez and Austin Trout certainly took a controversial turn after the fight.

Diego Sanchez lost the bout via doctor stoppage after getting beat up the entire fight. Sean Strickland has trolled both the fighters in his recent tweet after Diego Sanchez throws in some allegations against Trout. The UFC middleweight contender didn’t hold his words back to the controversial league, too.

Sean Strickland lashes out at former UFC fighter

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UFC middleweight Sean Strickland has always been opinionated. The controversial fighter has now come upon with another tweet to bash a recent BKFC fight. The 31-year-old tweeted trolling Austin Trout over his win against Diego Sanchez.

The UFC fighter took a dig at both fighters. Strickland tweeted, “When will beating up @DiegoSanchezUFC be treated as beating up a r*tard lmao. At some point you gotta look in the mirror and think “I just fucked up a mentally ill man” lol!!!! @bareknucklefc = POS… CLOWN SHOW….”

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Strickland also took a jibe at the controversial BKFC in his tweet. The controversial fighter was relentless in his tweet. The UFC fighter wasn’t the only one upset with the fight with another individual with personal stakes in the fight, also expressing their discontent.

Deigo Sanchez alleges his opponent cheated

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The former UFC fighter is not happy with the authorities over a particular issue that happened during the bout. Sanchez believed that Trout’s team used unfair means to win the fight. Sanchez shared a video clip of Trout being applied with some vaseline. The video was shared on his Instagram account and Sanchez shared some important messages with the fans.

Sanchez captioned the post, “When my strategy was to get to his neck, and throw uppercuts! I just came across this! First of all I didn’t get any Vaseline put on me! Secondly, I did feel that Vaseline all on his shoulder and his neck during the fight. it was put on so heavy I could not utilize the clinch this is cheating everybody so with that being said, I am the victorious champion and I count this as a win. Hopefully we can get the decision overturned. I will be talking to my lawyer soon…”

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A salty Sanchez was hence the center of attention after the controversial fight. What do you think about the fight? Let us know in the comments.

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Faizan Mirza

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Faizan Mirza is a UFC Writer at Essentially Sports. He has had a keen eye on the UFC since 2015 and is a fan of Conor McGregor because of his attitude and charisma. Faizan had been following McGregor's ascent in the sport.
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Amal Joyce