“Renounced His Country, His Ethnicity”: Sean Strickland Reacts to Title Shot Against “Chinaman” Israel Adesanya at UFC 293

Just a few months ago, if you would have predicted Sean Strickland to get the next UFC middleweight title shot, the MMA world would have termed you crazy! But as unexpected as it gets, the popular UFC trash-talker is finally getting a shot at UFC gold against Israel Adesanya. After defeating Abus Magomedov via a 2nd round TKO, Strickland has been riding a new wave of fame and success.

In his post-fight speech, Strickland demanded a middleweight title shot, but fans were not sure if he would receive it. However, with Dricus Du Plessis’ injury, UFC needed a challenger for Adesanya’s middleweight title at UFC 293 in Sydney. Quickly, the dots connected and we have Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland next month!

Sean Strickland takes yet another dig at Israel Adesanya

From the very start of speculations, fans have been excited to see the trash talk between Strickland and Adesanya. Both fighters have a unique set of mic skills, and moreover, they do not even like each other. Recently, ‘Tarzan’ appeared in an interview with ‘FULL SEND MMA’ where he took shots at his next opponent.

Firstly, he started by doubling down on his fight against the UFC middleweight champion. According to Strickland, just some paperwork needs to be signed before the fight becomes official. “I want to fight the Chinaman. Look like it’s happening. We’re about to sign some paperwork, about to make this sh*t. This is up in the grill bro,” he said.

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Further, he took shots at Adesanya regarding the champion’s nationality. Years ago, when Adesanya was fighting in the country of China, he infamously stated that he is Chinese. Fast forward to the present, ‘Tarzan’ still makes fun of that statement. This is something that he did in his recent interview as well. “It’s going good. It’s happening, I’m gonna do it for the Aussies, I’m gonna do it for America. We’re gonna go try to kill that f*cking man”, he said.

‘The Last Stylebender’ won’t be able to trash-talk, says Strickland

Further into the discussion, Strickland also talked about the kind of trash-talk he is expecting. According to the UFC fighter, Adesanya won’t be able to talk trash to him. The reason? Well, Strickland said some bold things while backing up this statement!

“I mean the thing is it is hard for ‘Izzy’ to talk sh*t. He has renounced his country, his ethnicity, it’s very difficult for a man like that to talk sh*t but I wish him the best.,” he said.

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