"Before the Dricus fight, I was f-king riding with [motocross athlete] Axell Hodges and I broke my shoulder," Strickland said. "So I was in Colombia getting stem cells on my shoulder and they hit me up for the fight. The thing with the UFC, you don't say no. They are pimps. You don't say no to the masters. So I was kind of backed up into a corner taking that fight."
"So taking this time off, letting my body heal has been amazing. This shoulder feels f-king great. I do miss fighting and I miss performing, but it's been nice to be a fat, lazy, piece of s-t for a while."
"The good thing about 'Fluffy,' the guy's on, like, a 50-fight winning streak," Strickland said. "You're next in line. He's like the American Chimaev. That's the fight. That's the next title fight."
Sean Strickland lost a split decision to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297 and followed with a unanimous decision loss at UFC 312. Strickland broke his shoulder riding motocross with Axell Hodges prior to the rematch and traveled to Colombia for stem-cell treatment. He accepted the rematch despite the injury because he felt unable to decline the promotion's request. A subsequent recovery period allowed his shoulder to heal and improve. Strickland will return on Feb. 21 at UFC Houston to headline against Alexander Hernandez, who carries an eight-fight promotional win streak and is a potential next title challenger.
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