Sean Strickland downplays concerns about competition in the UFC title race.

Sean Strickland He is a former UFC middleweight champion. Photo: Instagram/UFCEspanol

Sean Strickland shows no concern about competition from Nassourdine Imavov In the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The American won anthony hernandez at UFC Houston, held last Saturday (21), he definitively put his name in the fight for the belt and believes that the triumph achieved in the past over the French rival can serve as a passport for an eventual title dispute against Khamzat Shimaev.

In an interview with Full Send MMA, Strickland reiterated that he already had the upper hand over Imavov in direct confrontations and expressed confidence that, regardless of who wins the belt, he will overcome him again if they face each other again in a title fight.

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"I've already overtaken you, I've already beaten you, relax. Either you keep the belt or I do. If you keep it, I take it from you, and if I keep it, you lose to me," he said. Sean Strickland.

Sean Strickland beat Anthony Hernandez at UFC Houston

Sean Strickland He is a former UFC champion. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC

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Sean Strickland didn't give a chance anthony hernandez And he ended his rival's eight-fight winning streak in the main event of UFC Houston. In a duel marked by provocations in the period leading up to the fight, the American controlled the action with jabs and front kicks, neutralized his opponent's takedown attempts and, in the third round, connected with a knee to 'Fluffy's' stomach, paving the way to finish the fight with a sequence of powerful punches.