Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland is arguably one of the most vocal individuals in the promotion. A person with no filter, ‘Tarzan’ has a way of doing things the way he likes. He just showed that in a recent sparring video with an influencer.
In a recent sparring video with popular Twitch streamer, Sneako, the middleweight champion, made sure he didn’t hold much back, leaving the streamer bloodied after the session. This caught the attention of the influencer turned boxer, Jake Paul, who tweeted at the former champ, leading to a response from the UFC middleweight.
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The comments from Paul didn’t seem to sit too well with the champion as he responded with a tweet laying out his conditions, that wrote, “Actually Jake I’ll make you a better deal because money can’t buy happiness and you have plenty of it and youre still a c*nt…. No cameras, me and you in a desert… That would buy my happiness… No Instagram, no likes, no games…. Just you that’s what I want.”
After watching the former middleweight champion, Sean Strickland, manhandle Sneako, Jake Paul had called the UFC middleweight out. The younger Paul brother seemed to disagree with how Strickland handled Sneako Despite being a professional fighter, tweeting out his disapproval and calling Strickland out in a tweet.
In Paul’s tweet, he went off on the UFC middleweight, calling him “embarrassing” and a “horrid boxer” for bullying Sneako. He then went on to call out Strickland for a fight, offering him a million to fight on camera, with a condition to get “Betr” tattooed on Strickland if he loses.
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Suffice it to say that Strickland is willing to fight, but not for the sake of the spectacle that Paul wants his fights to be. Combat Sports fans definitely had a lot to say in the comments section of a post on Instagram that highlighted Strickland’s comments.
Fans warn Jake Paul against Sean Strickland
Despite the beef between them not really making sense, the fans were absolutely down for it. Here are some of the comments from the fans over a potential fight between Paul and Strickland:
A person in the comments loved the idea of Strickland’s proposal, as he wrote:
“F*ck the cameras. Just the dance. F*ck all that media shit”
One fan wanted more carnage and suggested the fight be at bare knuckle:
“Paul vs Sean in Bare Knuckle”
Another believed that Paul would never make it out of the desert:
“Jake never leaving that desert”
A fan had a humorous comment, which said:
“Everybody tough till Sean invites them to the desert”
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Yet another fan suggested that ‘The Problem Child’ wouldn’t make it out of the desert:
“Jake paul gets buried in the desert”
Meanwhile, one person in the comments took a more realistic stance, stating that the beef was pointless:
“That’ll never happen there’s no point”
Another sarcastically asked:
“bro why are you so obsessed with this strickland guy?”
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Jake Paul and Sean Strickland, realistically speaking, are not likely to fight anytime soon. But given that it is the fight business, it wouldn’t be surprising to see that happening. If the fight does happen to take place, who would come out on top? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.
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