Coach Eric Nicksick will nook Sean Strickland when ‘Tarzan’ makes his return to the octagon at UFC Houston on February 21 towards Anthony Hernandez.
Nicksick and Strickland had parted methods after the previous criticized Strickland’s UFC 312 efficiency towards Dricus du Plessis. Whereas Strickland promised an entertaining struggle and pledged to face and bang towards ‘Stillknocks,’ on struggle night time, he produced a lackluster present and simply jabbed the entire 25 minutes. Du Plessis additionally broke the American fighter’s nostril in Spherical 4 of the title rematch.
After the loss, Nicksick publicly criticized the previous UFC champion’s efficiency, calling it uninspiring. On The Ariel Helwani Present, he mentioned:
“It was simply uninspired combating to me. It simply appeared like [Sean Strickland] was sleepwalking. It was robust, man… To journey all the way in which [to Austrailia], and let’s not neglect, this can be a title struggle… I take these title fights very significantly. I used to be simply disillusioned, man.”
Throughout the UFC 312 title rematch, Sean Strickland was urged to not be predictable by Nicksick, who, from the nook, requested ‘Tarzan’ to open up as he needed to get a end with simply 10 minutes left and having misplaced the earlier rounds. Nonetheless, the 34-year-old didn’t pay heed to his coach’s recommendation.
After the loss, listening to his coach publicly criticize the efficiency, Strickland instantly declared that Eric Nicksick would not corner him again.
Within the coming days, the 2, nevertheless, made peace, and Nicksick even admitted that his timing of the criticism was mistaken.
Eric Nicksick To Nook Sean Strickland at UFC Houston
Now, the top coach at Xtreme Couture has confirmed that he’ll proceed to nook Sean Strickland, and the 2 have settled their previous variations. In an interview with MMA Preventing on SBN, the 46-year-old mentioned:
“Sure, sir, I’m there. At the start, I believe for me, there have been lots of studying experiences from that scenario, an absence of communication on each of our components. However I used to be going via so much personally with my dad’s well being, after which touring, and away from residence, and all these items compiled into like sort of means that I felt the complexion of the camp was, and a number of the accidents that Sean was coping with.”
He added:
“And it actually simply boils all the way down to the truth that, like, we simply received to be higher at our communication with each other, you recognize, and that was it. And we talked about every part a couple of week or two after the very fact. He knew the place I used to be coming from. He knew the underside line was. I simply have a excessive commonplace of expectations for him, as a result of I do know what he’s able to, and he is aware of that I like him and I take care of him. We sat down and spoke it out like males, and we’re good to go. So I’ll be there in his nook. We’ve got a really robust opponent in ‘Fluffy.’”
Take a look at Eric Nicksick’s feedback under (1:34):
However, Sean Strickland recently revealed that he was compelled to take the UFC 312 title rematch, and he was not prepared and had an injured shoulder.
