From Sean to Sean, who’s building an image?

The UFC does a lot of things. Selling a fight and creating an image is one of those. Fighters have to put up an attractive and interesting image in order to pull in the audience. Just like the WWE, except less dramatic once the real fight actually starts. Whether or not Strickland is creating a brand is controversial, but O’Malley believes it’s exactly what he’s doing.

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Recently, Andrew Tate took a dig at Strickland for talking about the way he feels society numbs people and he mentioned, “The Matrix,” an urban concept of a world where we have little to no choice. Here’s O’Malley explaining the whole incident that went down after Strickland’s interview clip went viral on X.

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There is also trauma involved for Sean Strickland

O’Malley’s podcast partner and coach Tim Welch also brought up the fact that sometimes, Strickland says a lot of extreme things because of his past. Everyone who follows the fighter now knows that he’s had a rather troubled childhood. It was here, perhaps, that a lot of trauma set in for the fighter who recently broke down on Theo Von’s podcast over it.

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Clearly, a lot of what Strickland does and believes transpired in the aftermath of his troubles. However, he has been able to move past it to become the middleweight champion of the world defeating Israel Adesanya in grand fashion. Something no one knew he’d be able to do including himself.

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Strickland believed he only got the fight because no one else was available at the moment. It took him a while to accept himself as the rightful champion. True, now he has lost the belt, but perhaps it has given him the push he needs to perhaps become the champion again soon.

What do you think about it? Let us know in the comments.

Also Read: ‘Making Extra Money’- Sean Strickland’s Downfall Against Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297 Receives Honest Execution From Former MW Champ

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Prit Chauhan is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. His portfolio shows him as the go-to event coverage writer at ES and his work on UFC 297 is proof of the same. As an experienced writer and a longtime MMA fan, Prit’s strong suit lies in telling the relatively unknown and more personal stories of fights and fighters. He is also a huge fan of Muay Thai phenom Rodtang Jitmuangnon, and covers ONE Championship-related news as well. When not on his laptop covering his favorite sport, you’ll find Prit in some cozy cafe with his guitar jamming with his friends. A psychologist by vocational training, you’ll find his take on the behind-the-scenes drama quite intriguing. For more, you can reach out to him at-

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