""Every time I meet a kid who's a fan, I'm always reminded of the first time I met a UFC fighter. I had to be like 9 or 10, it was a bar in Huntington beach. Why am I at a bar? I don't know. So anyway, Tank Abbott comes up to me, and he's a little drunk, so Tank Abbott is kind of talking s-t to me. I think he's just trying to figure out like, 'Why is this kid at a bar?'... Me being a super angry kid, I'm trying to fight Tank Abbott now in this bar.""
""My dad comes running up being like this cuck beta male of a man, really weak f--ing man. And he starts apologizing to Tank Abbott, just being a real big cuck. And I think at this moment Tank Abbott starts connecting the dots like, 'There's this angry kid, there's this weak f--ing dad who has his kid in a bar.' So I hung out with Tank all night long. It was a really dope night.""
Sean Strickland attempted to fight UFC star Tank Abbott at a bar when he was 9 or 10 years old. Strickland's father intervened during the encounter, which led to Abbott spending the night with Strickland. Strickland reflects on this experience during fan interactions, emphasizing its significance. He recently caused controversy by encouraging a young fan to flip the bird while taking a photo. Strickland is set to challenge Khamzat Chimaev for the middleweight title at UFC 328 on May 9.
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