{"id":438168,"date":"2022-03-31T05:24:31","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T12:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=438168"},"modified":"2022-03-31T05:24:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T12:24:31","slug":"sean-strickland-explains-why-hes-fighting-alex-pereira-instead-of-paulo-costa-at-ufc-277","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/sean-strickland-explains-why-hes-fighting-alex-pereira-instead-of-paulo-costa-at-ufc-277\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Strickland explains why he\u2019s fighting Alex Pereira instead of Paulo Costa at UFC 277"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC middleweight Sean Strickland has explained why he&#8217;s taking on Alex Pereira instead of Paulo Costa at UFC 277.<\/p>\n<p>A few days ago it was announced that Sean Strickland, one of the UFC&#8217;s top 185-pounders, will be taking on rising star Alex Pereira at UFC 277 in July. While the majority of fans were pleasantly surprised to see this match-up get made, others were taken aback by Pereira being thrust into such a prominent spot.<\/p>\n<p>The popular opinion is that the UFC wants to fast track him in the hope of making a title fight between Israel Adesanya and &#8220;Poatan&#8221;. The two men have history together in the kickboxing world with Pereira holding two wins over the reigning middleweight king.<\/p>\n<p>Strickland, who was linked with a fight against Paulo Costa for a few months, gave his side of the story during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qhZ85NNPgHs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an interview<\/a> with The Schmo.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sean Strickland Candid on Training with Khamzat Chimaev\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qhZ85NNPgHs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI called you out [Paulo Costa] multiple times before anything, and the UFC said \u2018f*** no\u2019, meaning I\u2019m gonna beat the s*** out of you and they don\u2019t want me to fight you. That\u2019s what happened, I will show you the messages to them saying no I can\u2019t fight you. So Costa, go f*** yourself and if I see you in Vegas, and you wanna run this s*** back, anytime you f***ing want dude let\u2019s f***ing go. You don\u2019t even need to make weight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Strickland has made a name for himself in the last twelve months as someone who isn&#8217;t afraid to cause a stir. Some aren&#8217;t convinced his persona is legitimate but whatever the case may be, he&#8217;s doing his job when it comes to making headlines.<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you think Sean Strickland should be <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/sean-strickland-opens-as-betting-underdog-for-ufc-277-clash-with-alex-pereira\/\">the favourite<\/a> heading into his fight with Alex Pereira? Would you still like to see him take on Paulo Costa down the line?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC middleweight Sean Strickland has explained why he&#8217;s taking on Alex Pereira instead of Paulo Costa at UFC 277. A few days ago it was announced that Sean Strickland, one of the UFC&#8217;s top 185-pounders, will be taking on rising star Alex Pereira at UFC 277 in July. 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