Some of the UFC fighters have embraced their bald looks. They make it hard for fans to believe that there was a time when they had a head full of hair. One among them is UFC middleweight Sean Strickland, who looks way too comfortable with his no-hair look. ‘Tarzan’ is one of the more popular UFC fighters and has grabbed a lot of attention from fight fans for his carefree attitude. The 32-year-old has never hesitated to open up about his take on sensitive social issues. Now, he has something huge coming his way, as UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya revealed that Strickland is going to be his next opponent.
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Earlier, it was decided that Dricus du Plessis would fight against Adesanya for the middleweight title shot. However, ‘Stylebender’ recently revealed that ‘Stillknocks’ withdrew from the fight. This paved the way for Strickland to get a title shot; he currently stands on a record of a whopping 27 victories with just 5 losses. The UFC middleweight fighter has come a long way in the UFC. There was a time Strickland looked completely different from his current appearance, and the major change is that there was a lot of hair on his head back.
Fans react to resurfaced photo of young Sean Strickland
Sean Strickland’s UFC debut took place on March 15, 2014, at welterweight against Bubba McDaniel. He achieved a glorious first-round submission victory in the bout. Strickland won his second UFC bout as well but lost his footing in his third fight. He lost the bout against Santiago Pozinibbio via unanimous decision.
At the moment, an image of Strickland from the time of his third bout, which took place on February 22, 2015, has captured the attention of netizens. The image was posted on Reddit along with the caption, “Sean Strickland with hair.” The fans were awestruck and felt that ‘Tarzan’ looked like a Disney prince back then.
Following are some of the reactions from fans:
- Crazy that he was an aesthetic Chad before.
- mf looks like a disney prince
- Quit surprisingly he looked good. He looks like that high school guy who all girls wanted to be with.
- The nickname “Tarzan” makes sense. He kinda looks like Messi.
- we need a costa vs strickland for disney prince belt
- He looks like a model or some s*it. Why TF he shave his head?
- He went from looking like K.J. Noons to Bisping pretty quick
From the reactions of the fans, it is clear that they were unable to believe their eyes after coming across the old image of Sean Strickland. The 32-year-old moved up to middleweight in 2020 and raked up a 5-0 win streak before running into Alex Pereira. Now, on a two-fight win streak after a rocky stint in between, Strickland is on the verge of a title fight.
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