“He Just Wants to Go in There…”: Ahead of His Alleged Fight Against Israel Adesanya, Fellow Middleweight Star Questions Sean Strickland’s Drive to Win the Championship

Is Sean Strickland confident about winning Israel Adesanya? Jared Cannonier believes he is not. Earlier, Dricus du Plessis was set to fight Israel Adesanya for the middleweight belt. However, things took some unexpected twists and turns when ‘Stillknocks’ pulled out of the bout due to a foot injury. The UFC middleweight champion took to his social media handle to let the MMA community know about ‘Stillknocks’ withdrawal from their upcoming showdown. Followed by it, ‘The Last Stylebender’ even went on to call out Sean Strickland to fight against him in Sydney.

Strickland recently achieved two consecutive victories, and his outgoing attitude is all that’s needed to grab the attention of the fight fans. The 32-year-old’s current MMA record stands at 27 victories and five losses. If the bout between Adesanya and Strickland materializes, it would be his first-ever title shot in the world’s biggest MMA promotion. Recently, their fellow middleweight fighter, Jared Cannonier, has come forward to question Strickland’s motive behind the title shot.

Sean Strickland does not believe he can win?

 Jared Cannonier was talking in an interview with Helen Yee. During the conversation, he was asked about his take on the upcoming showdown between Adesanya and Strickland. Cannonier responded, “Well, Sean doesn’t even believe he could beat [Israel Adesanya] he can win that fight, you know. He just wants to go in there and fight and get some money. I believe I can win that fight.”

According to ‘The Killa Gorilla’, Strickland’s eye is on money, and he is not even thirsty for victory against the UFC middleweight champion. Cannonier feels that the fighting styles of Adesanya and Strickland are way too different from each other. Israel Adesanya is long compared to Strickland, and that would be a serious disadvantage for Strickland, according to ‘The Killa Gorilla’.

‘Tarzan’ needs more money

In a recent interview with Helen Yee, Sean Strickland mentioned that the discussion regarding the bout between him and ‘The Last Stylebender’ is going on. He further added that they have not reached an official agreement yet. ‘Tarzan’ considers fighting with Adesanya at UFC 293 a great opportunity. However, he is only ready to go forward with the fight if he gets more money.

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Strickland stated that nobody wants to watch the fight between du Plessis and Adesanya; instead, fans eagerly wait for a showdown between him and the UFC middleweight champion. As Cannonier said, Strickland mentioned that he doesn’t know if he could win the bout against Adesanya, but he is sure about punching him hard.

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