September 6, 2023 4:38 am ET
Sean Strickland received the followers concerned throughout his open exercise at UFC 293.
Strickland (27-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) challenges middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (24-2 MMA, 13-2 UFC) for the title in Saturday’s headliner at Qudos Financial institution Area in Sydney. The primary card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews/ESPN+ and early prelims on ESPN+.
In the course of the open exercises Wednesday at Sydney City Corridor, Strickland invited a fan onto the stage for a fast sparring session. Try the video under.
Sean Strickland simply sparred with a fan at #UFC293 open exercises, as promised 😳 pic.twitter.com/4CMsbr7DWv
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) September 6, 2023 It’s not the primary time Strickland spars with a fan. Forward of his previous predominant occasion in opposition to Abus Magomedov, Strickland ran right into a fan on the street and invited him to return to his fitness center Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. Strickland was shocked that the fan truly confirmed up, and shared a video of their session.
After back-to-back wins over Nassourdine Imavov and Magomedov, Strickland earned a title shot after unique No. 1 contender Dricus Du Plessis couldn’t make a fast turnaround from his TKO win over Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 in July.
You possibly can watch his full open exercise session within the video above.
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