UFC middleweight Sean Strickland announced he will not fight in Australia for a championship again, citing the government’s disdain for him and the country’s lack of free speech.
Strickland last fought down under for the middleweight championship in 2023, beating New Zealander Israel Adesanya at UFC 293. Leading up to the fight, Strickland made it his plight to criticize Australia’s laws surrounding speech, guns, and more.
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Strickland has since lost the middleweight title to South Africa’s Dricus Du Plessis but has battled his way back to the No. 1 contender position for a rematch.
However, the Anaheim, California, native recently declared he has no intention of accepting a fight in Australia for the belt.
“I’m not fighting in Australia. Were thinking Vegas in March,” the fighter wrote on his X page. […]
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