Ahead of his title fight return at UFC 312, Sean Strickland has reacted to former lightweight kingpin, Khabib Nurmagomedov’s recent altercation with staff whilst attempting to fly to California, claiming the Russian should not be allowed to fly in the first place — due to his religious beliefs.
Strickland, who returns to action this weekend in Sydney, is set to rematch current middleweight titleholder, Dricus du Plessis in a rematch fight of their first pairing in January of last year.
Most recently taking home a one-sided split decision win over former title challenger, Paulo Costa at UFC 302 last summer, Strickland has retained his status as number one contender in the time since.