‘I’ll f*ck you up for fun’

It didn’t take lengthy for Luke Rockhold to get a response from Sean Strickland.

Rockhold (16-6 MMA, 6-5 UFC) not too long ago criticized Strickland’s fighting style and performance at Saturday’s UFC 302. Not solely that, however he went a step additional and stated he’d wish to get within the octagon and struggle Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC).

Strickland took to X to fireplace again. It appears like he’s excited about preventing Rockhold and would do it at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas relatively than the UFC.

“Couple issues… I sparred you 1 spherical, f*cked you up, and also you snuck away like a b*tch. This was witnessed,” Strickland wrote. “Additionally, we have been scheduled to struggle. I stated, ‘Hell yeah, that’s a simple paycheck,’ and also you pulled out a couple of weeks out… Xtreme? I’ll f*ck you up for enjoyable lol.”

Couple issues… I sparred you 1 spherical, fucked you up and also you snuck away like a bitch. This was witnessed

Additionally we have been scheduled to struggle. I stated “hell yeah that is a straightforward paycheck”

And also you pulled out a couple of weeks out…

Xtreme? I am going to fuck you up for enjoyable lol https://t.co/8QcDb3oZpj

— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) June 5, 2024

Rockhold, a former UFC middleweight champion, is at the moment not with the UFC. He fought out his contract in 2022 after a Combat of the Night time loss to Paulo Costa. Rockhold fought the next yr with BKFC and suffered a TKO loss to Mike Perry. After some interval of inactivity, Rockhold returned this previous April to choose up a KO win over Joe Schilling at Karate Fight 45.

Strickland, additionally a former middleweight champion, is coming off the break up resolution over Costa, which put him again within the win column. He was outpointed by Dricus Du Plessis earlier this yr, dropping his UFC middleweight title.

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