- Sean Strickland sparred with a random fan inside the cage
- “Tarzan” is set to face Abus Magomedov at UFC on ESPN 48
Sean Strickland got fans entertained by beating up and knocking down an MMA fan inside the cage during an impromptu sparring session.
Tarzan gave him just 70%
In a video now circulating online, Strickland gave a fan named “Johnny” a chance to spar with him inside the cage of Xtreme Couture gym. Johnny said he just wanted to experience about “69%” intensity but “Tarzan” gladly kicked it up a notch to “even 70%.”
As expected, Strickland owned the fan and floored him twice after landing a few shots.
Check out the epic sparring session below:
Fans were Satisfied
Indeed, the sparring session delighted online MMA fans. Most of them expressed their satisfaction and commended both Strickland and Johnny for being such good sports.
Below are some of the most notable comments from the fans:
“Can’t take any abuse ”
“Sean is legit 549-0 in sparring”
“Only Sean Strickland is hard sparring during fight week against Abus.”
“You were very nice to Johnny.”
“Nice one Johnny. Nice one D’Sean”
“The fighter of the people”
“It was 20% hahahaah I love when Strickland spar to random people.”
“Leg kick was legit”
“I mean had the guts to get into a cage with a professional fighter, we have to give him that at least.”
Some even wanted to spar with the UFC middleweight contender too.
“Sean can we spar”
“Can I be next Sean?? Please”
“that’s tight, hope one day you beat me up in sparring ”
“I’m actually planning on flying out to Vegas just to spar you”
Prior to this, Strickland sparred with his former UFC rival Alex Pereira as part of his preparation for his fight against unranked middleweight Abus Magomedov at UFC on ESPN 48.
