Sean Strickland
14 stories covering Sean Strickland — news, results and analysis.
Luis Hernandez Fires Back at Chris Curtis: 'I'm Gonna Retire Him'
The 8-0 debutant went 2-0 in 11 days, capped by a 57-second finish. Now a 39-year-old UFC vet wants smoke — and Hernandez isn't backing down.
Sep 30, 2026
Luis Hernandez Calls Out Chris Curtis, Squashes Strickland Beef
The unbeaten light heavyweight is 9-0 with six submissions and wants Curtis, coming off a loss, as a statement scalp.
Sep 29, 2026
Strickland Says Imavov Title Fight Is One Detail From Done
The middleweight champ says only the money is left to settle before defending against a five-fight UFC winner who beat Adesanya in 2025.
Sep 28, 2026
Sean Strickland Shows Off Injuries From Helmet-Free Motorcycle Crash
The UFC middleweight champ says he was thrown at 60 mph and rolled six times. It's not his first motorcycle scare — a 2018 wreck cost him nearly two years.
Sep 22, 2026
Khamzat Chimaev Wants His Belt Back, But Not the Next Title Shot
Fresh off a close decision loss to Sean Strickland in May, Chimaev says any injury layoff would last one or two months — not the long absences fans have seen before.
Sep 18, 2026
Ryan Gandra Wants a Title Shot — And He's Not Waiting Long
Two UFC wins, both first-round finishes in under 90 seconds. Now the Brazilian middleweight faces Ozzy Diaz at UFC 331 with contender talk already brewing.
Sep 16, 2026
Chimaev Sets December Deadline: Fight or a Long Layoff to Fix Injuries
Coming off the first loss of a career that once sat at unbeaten, Chimaev says he'll shelve his comeback and finally handle six surgeries' worth of damage if December stays empty.
Sep 13, 2026
Chimaev Rules Out Borralho and Du Plessis, Eyes Strickland Rematch
The 15-1 middleweight king wants Sean Strickland or Nassourdine Imavov next — and he's floating MSG in November or T-Mobile in December.
Sep 7, 2026
Khamzat Chimaev Wants Strickland Rematch — or Three Other Names
Fresh off the first loss of his career, Chimaev listed four targets for his UFC return, from Sean Strickland to a red-hot Nassourdine Imavov.
Sep 1, 2026
Anthony Hernandez Comes Home to Sacramento for Rodrigues Main Event
The #6 middleweight headlines in his backyard Saturday, coming off his first loss in five years — and he trained with the man who handed it out.
Aug 20, 2026
Tyron Woodley Plans MMA Comeback at 44, Rides Hard for Din Thomas
Woodley hasn't won a fight since beating Darren Till in 2019. Now he's booked for RAF, eyeing an MMA return, and defending his coach against Sean Strickland.
Aug 19, 2026
Sean Strickland Torches Tyron Woodley Over Alleged Din Thomas DM Threat
Strickland posted a screenshot of Woodley's seven-fight losing skid and dared the ex-champ to do something about his Din Thomas insults.
Aug 18, 2026
Chimaev's Coach Says a Late Opponent Switch Wrecked the Weight Cut
Murad Bichuev claims Chimaev was bulking for a 205-pound fight with Prochazka before the booking flipped to Strickland at 185. The result: a split-decision loss and Khamzat's first blemish at 15-1.
Aug 3, 2026
Sean Strickland Rips UFC's 'Predatory' Pay and Slams Matchmaker Sean Shelby
The middleweight champ says entry-level fighters sign for just $10K to show and $10K to win — and warns newcomers to stay away from the UFC entirely.
Jul 28, 2026