“Been Crying Like a Baby”: UFC’s Sean Strickland Grieves Over Pet Dog’s Passing As Israel Adesanya Catches Strays

Kishore R | 07/06/2024
“Been Crying Like a Baby”: UFC’s Sean Strickland Grieves Over Pet Dog’s Passing As Israel Adesanya Catches Strays

Sean Strickland is down in the dumps after the passing of his “oldest friend”. The former middleweight king recently took to his social media, to let off some steam and mourn the death of his dog’s unfortunate passing.

In his own words, ‘Tarzan’ has revealed that this has left him in shambles, with the outspoken fighter breaking down weeping on and off for eight hours!

“Had to put down a 14-year-old dog… My first dog. My oldest friend. Man, I’ve been crying like a baby on and off for eight hours. Eyes swollen and ovaries hurtin’, haha.”

Strickland being himself, used a bit of ‘humor’ at the end but the fighter seems genuinely hurt because of his furry friend’s untimely passing. Akin to any dog parent, Strickland had a unique bond with his canine, and these tragic turn of events seemed to have taken a toll on him.

However, even amidst this Strickland did not miss out when he got an opportunity to take shots at his former rival Israel Adesanya.

Sean Strickland takes a dig at Izzy despite being in sorrow

It looks like his rivalry with former champion, Israel Adesanya is a never-ending tale despite squashing the beef in the cage. The American defeated the Kiwi using his classic walk-down pressure tactic. While we thought that was the end of their rivalry, it looks like Strickland is back again poking ‘The Stylebender’ with a sly one below the belt.


Strickland wants his shot at the title again and even though Izzy doesn’t have it right now, he’s always in the picture and a victory against him is a guaranteed title shot.

 

 

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Kishore is a MMA journalist at The SportsRush with over two years of experience and more than 2000 articles to his name. While he is a qualified engineer, he truly enjoys his time crafting stories from the world of mixed martial arts. Old testament in his MMA education, Kishore picked up the sport watching the highlights of 1989’s Fight of the Year bout between Roberto Duran and Iran Barkley and has since been hooked to the controlled violence this sport is capable of. Following MMA for almost a decade and a half, Kishore has an advanced understanding of its tactical nature and uses his love for storytelling to express it with great effect. But most of all, he just wants to see Tony Ferguson bounce back and showcase his old swagger - “IT’S TONY TIME!”

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