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“Look at Paddy, the F***ing Conor McGregor Wannabe…”: Sean Strickland Attacks Paddy Pimblett in UFC Fight Night Press Conference

Published 12/15/2022, 2:47 PM EST

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Sean Strickland provides the MMA community with some amazing moments on and off the Octagon. The controversial fighter targets other fighters and sometimes even American society. The comments tend to get Strickland into trouble and face criticism from the audience. This time he appeared in the UFC press conference ahead of his next bout. The UFC middleweight spoke to the media, and he even went on to roast them during the press conference. He shared some of his thoughts and kept the press conference engaging and fun.

Sean Strickland is set to face Jared Cannonier next at the UFC Fight Night. He looks to be back to winning ways after the defeat against Alex Pereira.

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Sean Strickland targets Paddy Pimblett in the press conference

Sean Strickland attacked Paddy Pimblett in a recent press conference. Moreover, he discussed some of the aspects of his press conferences and he makes them more entertaining. He also pointed out what UFC might think since he doesn’t have enough followers, so he gets to fight at the UFC apex instead of UFC pay-per-view events.

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Furthermore, Strickland went on to compare himself with the UFC lightweight Paddy Pimblett. Strickland said, “Oh yeah, press conferences. Dude, I make the f**king press conferences. Look at Paddy [Pimblett] the f**king Conor McGregor wannabe.”

Strickland continued his rant, further making fun of Pimblett‘s hairstyle, “You don’t wanna see that f**king guy with his little bowl-cut, you know. You can’t relate to that f**king guy, that English little f**king prick.” The funny rant saw the UFC middleweight have a really entertaining media day.

Strickland ‘makes’ his press conferences

According to the controversial middleweight fighter, he has the most amazing press conferences. Strickland said that during the press conferences, he ‘makes’ the press conferences.

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Sean Strickland may have a point, as the fighter has had some of the most memorable moments when talking to the media, just like the one he had before his previous fight. During his last press conference, Strickland verbally attacked Israel Adesanya in the most hilarious fashion, which enraged the former middleweight champion.

Recently, Strickland also criticized American society and American fighters. He said, “Americans are f*****g soft” in his appearance on a podcast.

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The UFC middleweight made sure that the press conference becomes wild and entertaining. It will be interesting to see if his next fight with Jared Cannonier lives up to the press conference.

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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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Vineet Nandwana