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Kape plays down Strickland beef, calls it attention-seeking drama
sports19 days ago

Kape plays down Strickland beef, calls it attention-seeking drama

Manel Kape dismisses a fiery online exchange with Sean Strickland, calling the middleweight’s attention-seeking antics and saying there’s nothing serious between them. Both fighters train at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, though Strickland has since traveled to Florida to work with American Top Team for Johnny Eblen’s title bid, while Kape focuses on his own path and anticipates crossing paths with Strickland again without long-term issues.

Fans Rally for Chimaev as Strickland Grappling Clip Sparks UFC 328 Buzz
sports2 months ago

Fans Rally for Chimaev as Strickland Grappling Clip Sparks UFC 328 Buzz

Ahead of UFC 328, a video of Sean Strickland grappling Mansur Abdul-Malik at Xtreme Couture sparked online buzz, with fans split between believing Chimaev’s wrestling will decide the fight and thinking Strickland can weather the early pressure and take the bout to the later rounds; the hype includes social-media bets on Chimaev and notes Strickland’s ongoing training with Johnny Eblen as UFC 328 nears.

Fan gets schooled by Sean Strickland in pre-UFC Vegas 76 sparring session.
sports3 years ago

Fan gets schooled by Sean Strickland in pre-UFC Vegas 76 sparring session.

UFC middleweight Sean Strickland invited a fan identified as "Johnny" to a sparring session at Xtreme Couture ahead of his main event bout against Abusupiyan Magomedov at UFC Vegas 76. Despite going "70 percent," Strickland knocked Johnny down twice but was impressed by his skills and welcomed him to the team. Strickland will make his 19th octagon appearance and look to position himself as a middleweight title contender.