Sean Strickland

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Setting The Stage For The UFC’s Return To Toyota Center For UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez On Saturday, February 21, 2026

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Will Sean Strickland set up another shot at gold or is Anthony Hernandez the true No. 1 contender at middleweight?

Sean Strickland admits intense weight-cutting has caused him to not see out of one eye

2026-02-21 13:10:00 UTC

Sean Strickland opened up about how much the weight cut process has affected him ahead of his fight with Anthony Hernandez.

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Sean Thomas Strickland (born February 27, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Middleweight Champion. A professional since 2008, he is a former Middleweight Champion of the King of the Cage. As of August 19, 2025, he is #3 in the UFC middleweight rankings.

Sean Strickland grew up in Corona, California, in a household with a physically and mentally abusive father. He has one brother. During Strickland’s early childhood, he attacked his father with a guitar in an attempt to defend his mother out of fear he might kill her. Strickland fled from his house and contacted his local law enforcement leading to his father being briefly arrested. However, the next day his father was released from jail as his mother paid for his bail.