After falling short in his rematch with Dricus du Plessis at UFC 312, Sean Strickland is booked to headline UFC Fight Night 267 against Anthony Hernandez on February 21. The timing matters, and so does the stage. After all, every Strickland main event comes with noise, and not just about tactics or rankings.

Fans argue about his style. They argue about his mouth. And then there’s the label that follows him around like a shadow: “a real American.” But what does that even mean when the cameras turn off? Let’s unpack where Strickland is from and what we actually know about his roots.

What is Sean Strickland’s nationality and ethnicity?

Sean Strickland is a Caucasian male, born on 27th February 1991. The 34-year-old former middleweight champion was born and raised in Anaheim, California, in the US, which means that he’s an American citizen. Strickland took up MMA at a very early age and fell in love with the sport as soon as he started. ‘Tarzan’ said he loves what he does as it gives him an outlet to vent out the frustrations that he has inside him. And the frustrations stem from his childhood.

That experience includes a rough childhood in Corona, California, shaped by ab— and instability. Strickland has been open about the chaos of his early home life and how MMA became an exit ramp. As he once shared, “Then I started training and the moment I started training I was like…I don’t hate anybody. Everyone’s cool.”

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Despite having a horrible past where he made some pretty regretful decisions in life, the UFC star has become a fan-favorite fighter. This is highly credited to Sean Strickland’s authenticity and character. But there’s more to the former champion’s roots and ethnic origins, and that is because his ancestors are originally from Europe. Let’s take a look at that front.

Sean Strickland’s untold ancestry and roots

When we take a deeper look at Sean Strickland’s ethnic background, it appears that he has a bit of British in him. His last name, ‘Strickland’, originates from what’s called a place-name, Stercaland, which was the name of a manor in Westmorland near Penrith, Cumbria, which is modern day’s Eden and South Lakeland districts. 

Meanwhile, the original people who lived in Cumbria in the past aren’t necessarily English as they’re Celtic Britons, but the modern-day notion is that they believe themselves to be English.

Additionally, certain data and reports claim that people who carried Sean Strickland’s last name came over to the United States back in the 1700s, and settled in the Land of the Red, White, and Blue throughout the 19th and the 20th centuries.

As he prepares to face Anthony Hernandez on February 21, the fight will be judged on his performance, not genealogy. But the story he carries into that main event? That’s the part fans keep circling.