Conor McGregor has called Sean Strickland a “decent fighter.” But Strickland didn’t reciprocate the compliment, instead choosing to take a shot at McGregor.
Sean Stricklandis coming off a middleweight title bout vs.Dricus Du Plessis— a fight in which the polarizingMMAstar lost via a controversial split decision.
In an interview withThe Schmo, Strickland claims he won the Du Plessis fight. He even alleged that Dana White agreed with him following the match.
Then, after being asked aboutConor McGregorin a follow-up, Strickland told fans exactly what he thought of the former UFC champion.
Strickland questions why anyone still cares about McGregor
Following a question about the ongoing dispute between McGregor and the UFC,Strickland questioned whyanyone still cares about the Irishman’s future within the sport.
“I don’t know, man. Do we really care about Conor McGregor these days?” Strickland asked rhetorically.
Sean Strickland thinks Jake Paul is a disgrace for fighting Mike Tyson and “juiced out” Conor McGregor should retire from the UFC 😬pic.twitter.com/jEfKNuG8bM
“I mean, do we still care about Conor McGregor? Is he still a name in the UFC? Dude, go retire on your yacht and be done with your s***.”
McGregor has been vocal about his wish to finish the remaining two fights on his UFC deal sooner than later. But there has been little momentum towardfinalizing his opponent(s).
Conor McGregor talks his return, interest in a quadrilogy with Dustin Poirier, and lack of discussion between him and the UFC:“There’s no talk about anything, so I wonder what’s next.I need discussion or conversation because if I’m not getting anything back I just drift off…pic.twitter.com/rG3uqsrFsl
According to Strickland, McGregor’s time as the UFC’s cash cow is over and has urged the 35-year-old to retire and leave the MMA world.
Hunter Haas was a Senior Sports Writer at Dexerto. Over the last two years he has worked as a writer and editor for FanSided at NFLMocks. He also served as an editor at The Raider Ramble and The Blue Stable. Hunter is an expert in all things MMA, WWE, and NFL.
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