Sharabutdin Magomedov slams ‘domestic champion’ Sean Strickland

Sharabutdin Magomedov believes Sean Strickland is afraid of fighting outside the U.S. 

Magomedov (17-1) scored a come-from-behind victory over Strickland’s teammate Michel Pereira at UFC Baku last weekend. Strickland had even mimicked “Shara Bullet” while helping Pereira prepare for the fight. 

Magomedov has since labeled Strickland (31-7) a “domestic champion.” Magomedov accuses Strickland of not leaving America because he is scared. According to Magomedov, Strickland just acts like a hero in his own gym. Magomedov believes Strickland would ask for additional security if had to go to Abu Dhabi to fight. While Magomedov wants to Strickland in the future, he believes it won’t be anytime soon. 

‘Just a Windbag’

“He’s just a windbag,” Magomedov told Red Corner MMA. “His time will come and we’ll meet in the Octagon. There’s where we’ll find out. Even if he keeps talking trash what should I do? Go to America to chose him? He’s like a domestic champion. Just a home boy who acts like a big hero in his gym. For example, if they invited him to Azerbaijan, he wouldn’t come just because he’s scared. He won’t leave America. And if we had to fight, he would say, ‘Come to America.’ Because he knows I can’t go there now. So he’s just a domestic champion. If he ever comes to Abu Dhabi he’ll ask for five security guards. But most likely he won’t even go there.” 

With Magomedov currently being unranked, a fight against the champion Strickland in unlikely to materialize in the near future. 

This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com

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