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UFC middleweight fighter Sean Strickland is doing well for himself in the octagon. The outspoken UFC fighter, apart from his fighting, is also known for his controversial nature and ability to attract attention for the right and wrong reasons. Strickland reacted to a poll, in which female MMA fighter Kayla Harrison beat him.

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The UFC middleweight fighter uploaded a poll on his Instagram and asked his fans if Kayla Harrison would be able to take him down. 66% of fans believed Harrison would take Strickland down, whereas 34% believed she wouldn’t be able to.

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In one of her Q&A sessions, a fan asked Harrison, “You vs Strickland. Who wins?” Uploading the image of Strickland’s poll, Harrison wrote, “The people spoke. @seanstricklandmma” Sean Strickland replied to this on his Instagram story, added Harrison’s image to his story, and wrote, “You’re all crazy lol.

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The two fighters had quite the interaction via social media. However, their world certainly isn’t limited to online interactions. Strickland also met Kayla Harrison personally and praised her.

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Sean Strickland met Kayla Harrison at American Top Team

Sean Strickland is busy preparing for his upcoming test against Alex Pereira at UFC 276. Pereira, who has defeated current UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in kickboxing, will prove to be a tough opponent. Hence, Strickland is leaving no stone unturned in his preparation for the unranked fighter.

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Strickland uploaded photos of his training at the American Top Team. In one of his posts, the middleweight fighter shared an image with Kayla Harrison and wrote, “So I finally met @judokayla in person and I thought “this is all an act, no way one girl could be this obnoxious, aggressive and arrogant” 100 percent who she is lmao!!

He further added, “That being said Kayla sorry I was an a**hole to you on Twitter and id almost call us friends. Enjoy your millions, you’ve made more than me in 3 years than I’ve made my entire career!! BYE @americantopteam.”

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It is good to see the middleweight praise Harrison, who is doing well for herself. Strickland, too, will look to continue his form when he squares off against Alex Pereira at UFC 276.

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Varun Anand Bhat is an MMA writer at EssentiallySports. Not only does he train in MMA but he is also a certified judge, which gives him valuable insight while writing content. The fight between Conor Mcgregor & Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 was responsible for making him interested in the sport of MMA.

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