Outside Source
Sean Strickland had some choice words about his opponent’s coach on Saturday. | Getty/UFC
Sean Strickland drew fuel from his anger toward Anthony Hernandez’s coach, Jim West.
Strickland (30-7) faced Hernandez in the main event at UFC Houston on Saturday. Unlike most of his other opponents, Strickland couldn’t find a reason to hate Hernandez. Strickland then directed his anger towards Hernandez’s coach, West. It certainly paid off as Strickland looked in his element en route to a third-round stoppage win over “Fluffy.”
Strickland subsequently accused West of grooming former UFC fighter Aspen Ladd. Strickland claims Ladd was still a minor when West started grooming her. However, Strickland’s tirade was cut short as his mic was muted, and the press conference abruptly ended.
On a Tirade
“I kept thinking there’s no f—-ing way I’m gonna let this predator beat me and have a victory over me,” Strickland said. “So my motivation was thinking about Jim West. I f—-ing hate that guy. I love ‘Fluffy,’ he’s a standup guy. Is there anybody that’s 35 around here? Can you picture being 35 years old and meeting a sweet little Aspen Ladd and saying, ‘I’m gonna marry her when she turns 18.’ That’s what f—-ing Jim West did. So whenever I was in that cage and me and ‘Fluffy’ were locked in and I’m looking at Jim West, I was like, ‘F—k this guy, I’m not letting this mothe—-r… I wasn’t fighting ‘Fluffy,’ I was fighting Jim West.’”
Known for expressing his unhinged opinions, Strickland has also previously accused Pat Barry of grooming former UFC strawweight champion Rose Namajunas. Meanwhile, West has previously faced backlash for aggressively cornering his partner, Ladd. Ladd returned to the Octagon after nearly a two-year hiatus in 2021 against Norma Dumont. West aggressively slammed Ladd for inactivity in between rounds, which was even demmed abusive by some. West subsequently issued an apology for his unprofessional cornering.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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