(Video) Sean Strickland catches UFC 312 star and ‘Fighting Nerd’ copying his style in viral gym footage
Sean Strickland traps UFC flyweight Bruna Brasil copying his one-of-a-kind strikes ahead of UFC 312 PPV title bout.
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Sean Strickland catches UFC 312's Bruna Brasil copying his framing strikes (Source: X)
The former UFC middleweight champion is nothing if not unique in the sport. Sean Strickland isn’t the usual run-of-the-mill striker. The American star’s stiff standup won him the undisputed gold after all at UFC 293. Now, Team Fighting Nerd’s Bruna Brasil takes a mickey out of his fighting style, ahead of this weekend’s UFC 312 PPV card.
“Tarzan” stands out from the rest of the 185-pound contenders as a boxer. Sean Strickland’s defensive shelled-up boxing is hard to register or answer to. Much has been made of Strickland’s style in recent years, which uses his tactile shell to make it difficult to find gaps. It even won gold from Israel Adesanya, a kickboxer fluent in spatial judgment. UFC flyweight Bruna Brasil now pokes the fun on the visuals.
Brazil’s Bruna Brasil hails from a group of breakout fighters from Team Fighting Nerds that made their mark in 2024. She was in a UFC gym in Sydney, Australia, getting in some of her pad work with Caio Borralho. After a five-round lopsided win over Jared Cannonier which was bloody and explosive, Borralho is keeping an eye out on the divsion. He has close links and trains with Strickland as well.
Bruna Brasil imitates Sean Strickland in front of Sean Strickland 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/qvGW6uQY2C
— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) February 6, 2025
While in ‘Down Under’, Borralho answered to Bruna Brasil’s standup. She teeped off some front kicks, shelled-up jabs, shoulder rolls, and also straight shots, much like Strickland. One of the athletes on the mat waved Strickland over and the former champ got a kick out of the acute impression!
The sequence caught the eye of the American trash-talker himself, and the whole discourse was quite funny. Awkward or not, it’s consequently good to see Strickland’s signature moveset taking a grip.
Ahead of UFC 312 PPV, Sean Strickland explains why gym wars don’t always translate to fight night
Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) challenges middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) in a title rematch. The title bout headlines Saturday’s event at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena. The loudmouth brash American has once again promised war upon DDP after a controversial split decision slump.
Sean Strickland often catches strays for promising war but wins fights by decision. Strickland challenged Du Plessis to an all-out brawl. He always promotes his fights with a violent intent. Du Plessis said Strickland’s words don’t match how he wants to fight. But the Xtreme Couture fighter explained why his fights often end up being technical marches.
The difference is when you’re fighting world-class fighters, like we had Johnny Eblen out of Bellator here. You watch me and Johnny fight, it’s a f*cking chess match, …World-class level striking meets world-class level striking…Four-ounce gloves, with a cage, it’s harder to see — But there’s a reason why every time I lose a f*cking decision the guy’s face looks like he’s been hit by a truck, and I might have a black eye or a scratch.
Sean Strickland to ESPN MMA’s (@ESPNMMA) Brett Okamoto
He did garner some success with high volume eye-catching strikes at UFC 297 PPV. “Stillknocks” was more battered than usual. Additionally, the middleweight champ Du Plessis touts his own awkward striking that does not match.
Strickland presents that unlike his best yet sparring partners, 2022 PFL Welterweight World Champion Sadibou Sy/Johnny Eblen, his other opponents do not have striking IQs. Hence it’s like spamming a one-sided technical striking note again and again.
Related: What happened to Sean Strickland’s father? Explaining how Dricus Du Plessis won mental warfare
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