Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland was in a minor motorbike accident on Monday.
Strickland took to his Instagram tales to indicate off the motorbike and his palms, as Strickland mentioned he flipped his bike which brought about him to scratch up his palms.
“Effectively you guys, I received a bit of overconfident,” Sean Strickland mentioned in his Instagram tales on Monday (by way of GiveMeSport). “I used to be using the Steadiness Level, I used to be doing it, I used to be conserving it up, stored doing it, then went a bit of too far again. Coaching right this moment is gonna f*cking suck. However, I’m an fool. I flipped my bike, gotta man up and practice.”
Fortunately the accidents weren’t extreme, as Strickland mentioned he was nonetheless going to coach regardless of the lower on his palms.
Strickland is at the moment holding out for a title shot, as he has mentioned he desires the winner of Israel Adesanya vs. Dricus Du Plessis subsequent day out.
Sean Strickland Practically Died In Bike Accident Years In the past
This isn’t the primary time Sean Strickland was concerned in a motorbike accident.
In December of 2018, Strickland was concerned in a severe accident whereas coaching at Kings MMA in California. The crash was not his fault, however he went unconscious and didn’t get up for hours.
“Oh shit, your entire time by means of restoration I assumed my profession was over. Nearly all of medical doctors I noticed when it occurred really informed me it’s in all probability unlikely I’ll have the ability to struggle once more and I shouldn’t struggle once more. My profession was over for a bit, I suppose till the restoration went effectively,” Strickland mentioned. “In my life, I’ve solely been two issues and it’s a f**k-up and an MMA fighter. For essentially the most half, I wasn’t prepared to begin working at Walmart. I’ve been coaching my entire life and at 27, 28 being informed you gained’t have the ability to struggle once more, that was arduous. However, right here I’m.”
After an intense rehab, Strickland was lastly capable of return in 2020 as he moved as much as middleweight and beat Jack Marshman. Strickland then continued to be lively and struggle usually and ultimately gained the middleweight title.
Strickland is 29-6 as a professional and is coming off a win over Paulo Costa after a controversial cut up choice loss to Du Plessis to lose his title.
