Sean Strickland is set to take on middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in his first-ever title match in the promotion at UFC 293 in Sydney, Australia.
There has been a lot of buzz around the middleweight fighter in the lead-up to the fight, and social media and MMA influencer Nina-Marie Daniele has been heavily linked to him. The two have collaborated on multiple times to produce content.
In her latest tweet, Daniele announced an upcoming interview with Strickland that got fans talking:
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"Just get married already geez"
"Looks like they had a fun time on their date"
"This pic answered all of my questions already. Thanks Nina."
"You and Sean dating? I knew he had a gf, but I usually don't look into fighters gf's. Just started following your twitter, you two would make a cute couple. Hope Sean wins vs Izzy."
Many fans remarked that the duo looked good together:
"You two are meant for each other!"
"You guys are cute together. :)"
Other fans expressed their excitement to see the interview and the duo interacting together again.
Check out fans' comments in the screenshots below:
Sean Strickland reveals that he has a girlfriend in an emotional show of gratitude
Sean Strickland recently revealed in an interview that he was in a healthy and loving relationship.
In an interview with Helen Yee, Strickland opened up and spoke about how he felt towards his partner. He sincerely thanked her for making him a better version of himself.
He said:
“I have a girlfriend who I love very much. I said it. She makes me a better man, you guys... I was just telling her this the other day, I tell my girl, I’m like, 'Babe, every time I think about breaking up with you and I think about all the p***y I can get, I think about who I was before I met you.' As much as I like being single and getting all [redacted] with you guys, my girl she makes me a truly better man and baby, I thank you for that.”
Sean Strickland also joked about all the differences he noticed in their apartment after he got into a relationship, implying that it has been a positive change in his lifestyle.
Check out his full comments below [5:55]: