March 18, 2024 8: 45 pm ET
Former UFC middleweight champ Sean Strickland states he has whatever he desires in life, however still hasahardtime with psychological health concerns and ideas of damaging other individuals.
Despite freely confessing he has unsolved youth injury, Strickland (28-6 MMA, 15-6 UFC) doesn’t think treatment will assistance get him to a muchbetter psychological state.
“The issue with treatment, I believe they would simply encourage me to like f*cking start killing everyone,” Strickland stated at a current pre-fight news conference.
Well conscious of his psychological injury and the results it might have on his day-to-day life, Strickland still balks at getting assistance. As a result, he frequently goes down dark courses, particularly with a microphone in his hand throughout UFC battle week media responsibilities.
Before UFC 297, Strickland went on an unhinged anti-LGBTQ tirade after a pressreporter asked him about a previous declaration when he stated that having a gay child would imply he stoppedworking as a dad. All while using a teeshirt that checkout, “A female in every cookingarea, a weapon in every hand.” In no other significant sport would that fly, however the UFC provides a distinct area for fighters to state what they desire without consequence, for muchbetter or evenworse.
Fighting is a important outlet that assists Strickland exorcise his satanicforces. He spars a lot in the healthclub, more than most of his peers. Typically, he’s getting his energy out versus other professional fighters, however there’s likewise that time he justrecently went too hard on streaming influencer Sneako.
“Sometimes I win, somet