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Sean Strickland’s Coach Struggled to Motivate Him Mid-Fight: ‘Do I Need to Get on Him?’

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‘s coach Eric Nicksick seemed unimpressed after Strickland was defeated by Dricus Du Plessis for a second time at UFC 312. This time around, the fight wasn’t as close as Du Plessis walked away with an easy unanimous decision victory after narrowly winning via split decision in their first match.

was Sean Strickland Unmotivated?

Sean Strickland’s coach, Eric Nicksick, discussed the fight to lengths and went in about the lead-up and Strickland’s training. He discussed how during fight week sparring sessions went well and believed Strickland was well-prepared going into the fight.