Sean Strickland recently knocked out his sparring partner with a brutal head kick. UFC middleweight competitor Strickland is one of the toughest and most entertaining fighters in the world. He does not hold back about anything and always speaks his mind.

The MMA community loves him and he’s quickly becoming a fan favorite. Strickland is also known for his tenacity. He is one of the fighters who always likes to go hard, whether it is during his fights or training.

Strickland is currently preparing to take on Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night 201. If he wins the fight impressively, a title fight could well be in his future. By the looks of his training sessions, he seems to be getting ready to brawl Hermansson inside the octagon.

In a recent clip, the number 7 ranked UFC middleweight was sparring in the gym. After a few exchanges, Strickland landed a devastating head kick to his already wobbled partner. The kick knocked his lights out and he went crashing to the canvas.

The former King of the Cage middleweight champion always likes to go hard in training. In a recent tweet, he even praised Marvin Vettori for training with him and said that a lot of UFC fighters s**k.

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He wrote, “I’m gonna let you guys in on a little secret… A lot of UFC fighters S**K and usually their kinda pu**ies who just like to beat up the lower level pros and have a UFC logo on them. Most of them won’t spar me.. @MarvinVettori is the only UFC fighter I train with lmao we go hard!”

Sean Strickland regularly calls out Francis Ngannou

Strickland is unconventional in his approach to fights and training. He’s a guy who will take on all comers doesn’t matter the size difference.

According to the head coach at Xtreme Couture, Eric Nicksick, one guy he regularly calls out, is the UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou. Ngannou is one of the heaviest hitters in MMA right now and has about 30 pounds over Strickland.

However, that doesn’t bother him. Nicksick in an interview said, “That dude will literally spar anybody in our gym. He calls Francis out every sparring session. He loves to spar Francis because he goes I want to feel as close to death as possible and I want to have that fear of god in my heart every time I spar a guy like Francis Ngannou.”

“So sure, we throw him in there and let him get some rounds with Francis.”

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What do you make of the sparring video of Sean Strickland? Should he have gone easy on his partner? Let us know in the comments!