WATCH: Sean Strickland takes sparring session to new heights with insane 1 vs. 3 matchup

Sean Strickland is the UFC middleweight champion. He sparred three guys simultaneously to sharpen his skills and reaction time.

WATCH: Sean Strickland takes sparring session to new heights with insane 1 vs. 3 matchup

Sean Strickland spars three fighters at once (via X)

Sean Strickland shocked the world with his dominating performance against Israel Adesanya in UFC 293. Now, a viral video on social media showed Strickland sparring with three guys at the same time. Strickland has an eccentric personality and has deployed unconventional sparring methods from time to time. As such, there are old videos of him sparring with more than one guy.

In this viral video posted on X, Sean Strickland took on the daunting task of sparring with three guys simultaneously. The three guys punched, kicked, and wrestled Strickland while he tried to evade their attacks and initiate one of his own. This was a tough challenge for anyone, and the UFC middleweight champion is no less. However, he was pretty good at fighting them off.

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Sean Strickland won the UFC middleweight title by dethroning Israel Adesanya. Adesanya was the dominant force in middleweight as he demolished contender after contender. But Strickland turned the tables and demolished Adesanya as he scored a dominant unanimous decision win. This victory became one of the best underdog wins of all time.

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Now, the American will face Dricus Du Plessis for his first title defense. This fight takes place as the main event of UFC 297 in January. Du Plessis earned his title shot by knocking out Robert Whittaker in UFC 290. In fact, he was supposed to fight Israel Adesanya in UFC 293, but an injury sidelined him. This led Sean Strickland to step up and the rest is history.

Fans react to Sean Strickland’s training footage of sparring with three guys at the same time

Sean Strickland is known for his unusual fighting style in the MMA realm. Many criticisms surrounded his style, but they were proved wrong when he beat ‘The Stylebender’ in a supreme fashion. Now, in a viral video posted on X, Strickland used the same style in a sparring session to fight against three guys simultaneously.

Sean Strickland sparring with three guys (via X)

This video featured Sean Strickland taking on the steep challenge of fighting off three guys simultaneously. He had implemented this strategy of sparring often to sharpen his skills as a fighter. Now, fans reacted to Strickland’s unorthodox style of sparring:

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Many fans supported the unconventional sparring method, but a few were concerned that it might lead to an injury. However, Sean Strickland successfully used these unusual methods, and why change it if you’re successful with it? The UFC middleweight champion returns to the octagon in January to defend his belt against Dricus Du Plessis.

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