“I’m gonna lose some brain cells for you guys,” Sean Strickland’s final words before taking on Israel Adesanya in front of Australian crowd at UFC 293 leaves fans in splits
Sean Strickland delivered a powerful speech to end the final facce-offs as he prepared to get into the cage for the biggest fight of his career.
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Sean Strickland talks to Jon Anik about UFC 293 (via X)
Sean Strickland remained in full energy during the final face-offs. The critically depleted challenger at the weigh-ins talked to Jon Anik at the final face-offs. As expected, he bashed the champion and showered love upon fans.
Strickland had words for the Australian crowd at the face-offs. The crowd had already taken a liking to the challenger. He said, “When I represent your country more than Izzy does, it’s easy to support me. But you guys, I’m gonna go have a f**king war for you guys and I’m gonna f**king lose some brain cells for you f**king guys. Thank you for showering all the love. Thank You!”. The fans cheered on as Strickland thanked the crowd. The final words of Strickland before the championship bout have rejuvenated the crowd with extra motivation.
The challenger is known for not following the game plan. He famously refused to wrestle with Alex Periera at UFC 276. Periera knocked him out in the first round of their bout. Sean Strickland is known to spar day in and day out while training. His sparring experience could prove pivotal in his bout against the champion, a credentialed kickboxer. By sparring regularly, Strickland may have taken in innumerous amount of damages.
Israel Adesanya has a shortage of contenders in the division. He is already looking at Khamzat Chimaev as a potential headliner, along with Dricus Du Plessis. Alex Periera is rumored to contend for the light heavyweight title, and Adesanya would be looking to complete his rivalry at light heavyweight against the Brazilian.
Fan reaction on X is overwhelmingly in favor of Sean Strickland at UFC 293 after the final face-offs
In a surprising turn of events, Sean Strickland got a hero’s welcome in Australia. The crowd in Australia took a liking to Strickland mainly due to his outspoken remarks. The pre-fight presser, final face-offs, and fan interactions at the open workouts all saw the fans showing their support for the middleweight title challenger. See what the fans think of Strickland below.
As evident in the crowd support, the fan reaction on Twitter is also similar. Moreover, fans backed Sean to the fullest. Strickland’s popularity surprised one fan, who noted that he had more popularity than Adesanya. Another fan had a wonderful opinion. He thought Adesanya’s title fight victory over Robert Whitaker turned the fans against Adesanya.
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