Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland isn’t pulling any punches forward of his Octagon return in opposition to Paulo Costa.
Strickland and Costa will struggle within the UFC 302 co-main occasion on Saturday in Newark. The matchup is a possible No. 1 contender struggle and an opportunity for Strickland to make an ideal case for an additional middleweight title shot.
Strickland is understood to spar considerably extra and get his means much less, than most of his UFC colleagues. His coaching is directed by sparring with different brawlers at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, together with fellow contender Chris Curtis.
Forward of his UFC return, Strickland invited Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen to spar simply hours forward of UFC 302. It’s a singular transfer for a fighter of Strickland’s caliber to have a tough sparring session so near struggle night time.
Strickland and Eblen are two of the highest middleweights on the planet, and iron sharpened iron throughout UFC 302 struggle week.
Watch Strickland and Eblen’s pre-UFC 302 sparring session beneath.