Sean Strickland is known for his intense sparring sessions with Chris Curtis, but this wasn’t true in the lead-up to Curtis’ short-notice fight against Brendan Allen.
The Action Man was not interested in fighting as he wanted to spend more time with his family after the birth of his child. When the UFC asked him to replace the injured Marvin Vettori and face Allen, he was eager to accept.
Chris Curtis only had three weeks to prepare himself for the five-round main match against ‘All In.’ Sean Strickland claims that Curtis, his friend, was not in the best of shape before Saturday’s fight. Strickland then used unconventional techniques to help Curtis gain confidence.
Strickland claimed that “the camera crew filmed Curt. I sparred one round with him and then let him win.” The camera crew [were] They know me.
“I said ‘if I spar him at all, he would lose all confidence coming into this fight.’ He is so out-of-shape. No excuses. [Brendan Allen should] “Take zero pride in this win.”
UFC filmed Curt. We sparred for a round, and I let him win.
The camera crew got confused because they already know me
I said "if I spar…
