Sean Strickland's Coach Walks Back Criticism Of Fighter After UFC 312 Loss To Dricus Du Plessis

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Eric Nicksick laments criticizing Sean Strickland so soon after UFC 312: 'I f*cked up'

With time to reflect, Xtreme Couture head coach Eric Nicksick wishes he hadn’t publicly spoken about Sean Strickland’s losing performance at UFC 312 so soon afterward. Strickland was dominated by UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis and suffered a broken nose in their rematch, which ended with Du Plessis securing an easy unanimous decision by scores of 50-45, 50-45 and 49-46. Strickland, known for his basic style of fighting, didn’t do an…

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Sean Strickland's Coach Walks Back Criticism Of Fighter After UFC 312 Loss To Dricus Du Plessis

After Sean Strickland was thoroughly outclassed by Dricus Du Plessis the pair’s middleweight title fight at UFC 312, Strickland’s coach Eric Nicksick was quick to call out the Xtreme Couture fighter. Nicksick said that he felt Strickland didn’t put everything necessary into either the fight camp or the fight itself in order to become a UFC champion. But now he’s walking back those comments after an awkward back and forth between the two. “I thin…

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Eric Nicksick Reveals Sean Strickland’s Troubling Mindset Before UFC 312: ‘It Was Very Disappointing'

Xtreme Couture coach Eric Nicksick has revealed more about Sean Strickland‘s mindset ahead of UFC 312. As we know, Eric Nicksick is one of the best coaches in the game. He has worked with some incredible fighters throughout the course of his time with the team, with some of the notable examples being Francis Ngannou and Sean Strickland. When Sean Strickland captured the UFC middleweight championship, Eric Nicksick was right there by his side. Un…

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Sean Strickland's coach backtracks on harsh post-UFC 312 criticism

Sean Strickland was heavily scrutinized after his loss at UFC 312, but his coach has decided to retract his comments about the title challenger.The former UFC middleweight champion was completely outclassed against Dricus Du Plessis last time out. Following their razor-close first fight last year, the South African made sure there was no doubt who won this time around as he cruised his way to a unanimous decision victory.In the qqaftermath of UF…

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It's no secret that Sean Strickland faced harsh criticism after his loss at UFC 312 in Sydney, and among the critics was his own trainer, Eric Nicksick. But now Nicksick has regretted it and is taking back his choice of words. - My wording was lousy. I said I only train champions, but what I really meant was that I train them with a "champion mindset", and Sean has. So when he says his motives have changed and that it's not about being a champio…

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Sean Strickland's coach issue apology for 'sleepwalking' comment after 'boyfriend-girlfriend' analogy laid out by UFC KO artist

FirstSportz Sean Strickland‘s last outing at UFC 312 didn’t go as planned as the title contender failed against Dricus Du Plessis. The post Sean Strickland’s coach issue apology for ‘sleepwalking’ comment after ‘boyfriend-girlfriend’ analogy laid out by UFC KO artist appeared first on FirstSportz.