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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MAY 12: Sean Strickland of the United States prepares to enter the Octagon before facing Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos of Brazil in their welterweight bout during the UFC 224 event at Jeunesse Arena on May 12, 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC)

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MAY 12: Sean Strickland of the United States prepares to enter the Octagon before facing Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos of Brazil in their welterweight bout during the UFC 224 event at Jeunesse Arena on May 12, 2018 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC)
Sean Strickland is brimming with confidence ahead of his UFC 277 fight against Alex Pereira on July 30, 2022. Fans are expecting a brutal face-off between two elite strikers, who have proven their ability in the past. Well, Alex Pereira is comparatively less experienced in the UFC but has had a dominant kickboxing career.
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Many believe Strickland has an advantage over his opponent with a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Expertise in BJJ enables him to take down his opponents efficiently and dominate large parts of the fight.
‘Tarzan’ recently reacted to it in an interview with ‘The Schmo’ and posted the video on his Instagram. He explained he is not someone who misuses jiu-jitsu to embarrass his opponent. According to Strickland, all he does is the “f***ing man dance.”
The American MMA fighter said while explaining with hand gestures, “Listen, guys… Jiu-jitsu? I do the f***ing man game, the f***ing man dance. I’m not trying to f***ing take you down and put my c**k in your face or give you an aggressive hug. I’m trying to do the f**king man dance.”
However, Strickland also clarified that he won’t be shy to take Alex Pereira for a humping session if the latter hit him. He said, “Now that being said, if [Alex] Pereira hits me, I’m gonna take him down and fucking dry hump him for fucking fifteen minutes. That’s right.”
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The MMA community reacted to the video
The hilarious video invited reactions from fellow UFC fighters and MMA fans. UFC light heavyweight fighter Caio Borralho called him a “fat f***” and received a boastful reply from ‘Tarzan’.
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caioborralho– “U fat fuckkk 😂😂😂.”
seanstricklandmma- “@caioborralho bro I just sparred 10 rounds with all ufc fighters with 6 packs and out cardioed all of them! That’s where the power comes from.”
This conversation attracted more responses from fans. A few pointed out the exaggeration in Strickland’s claim, while others backed him to win the middleweight title soon.
halilbay95– “title incoming…🔥🙌”
dominik.berens– “U out cardioed @khamzat_chimaev ? Wtf”
cursedbygods_– “@dominik.berens cap”
thomasandres97– “Power and the build of Tyson Fury”
caioborralho– “@sstricklandmma 😂😂😂 I’m sure of that”
jijo776788– “comes from your racisme 😂😂 “ss” strickland”
ry_stan14– “You think you can out cardio Colby? Since you have to constantly trash him you should at least call him out to fight.”
traplifeest2011– “homer simpson style.”
Sean Strickland makes the realest confession ever
The ‘Tarzan’ of UFC, Sean Strickland, never backs down from saying what he feels. He rarely cares about what others think of him, which makes him one of the most real guys in the business. Whether it’s his opponents or himself, Strickland doesn’t shy away from trolling anyone.
Recently, during the UFC Vegas 47 press conference, Sean Strickland shook the UFC community with his words.
He compared his profession to that of an s*x worker whose only job is to perform for others’ pleasure and earn money. However rude that may sound to the fans, Strickland firmly believes in speaking his heart out.
He further laid out more comparisons of his job to other occupations, calling UFC a “circus”, and their fights “p**nography”
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MONCTON, NB – OCTOBER 26: Sean Strickland poses on the scale during the UFC Fight Night weigh-in at Delta Hotels by Marriott Beausejour on October 26, 2018 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
In his own words, Strickland said, “I obviously think that I’m a f**king pr**titute for the UFC. They give me money, but I’m not going to sit here and wear a suit and think I’m anything other than just a dogfighter.”
“I love my job. I love what I get paid. But come on now, we’re not doing anything special. You guys watch this. We’re like a f**king circus. We’re like p**nography. It’s something you like, you want to j*rk off to you, but you don’t necessarily want to do,” he added.
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