Sean Strickland recently attended Anaheim 1 Supercross, where he watched Cooper Webb's hard-fought fourth place finish. The former UFC middleweight champion shared a brief clip of the supercross event on his Instagram story, praising Webb for his talents.
Strickland is a well-known fan of racing and extreme sports, so it comes as little surprise that he tagged Webb on his Instagram story. He also tagged Monster Energy due to its strong affiliation with both Motorcross and Supercross, tipping his hat to all involved with the show.
"Guys are savages"
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While he is certainly enjoying himself as the UFC makes its pay-per-view return from the holiday break, Strickland is also hard at work as he is set to face reigning middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis for the divisional strap at UFC 312. Their bout will be a repeat of their controversial UFC 297 outing.
Strickland entered the first bout as the defending middleweight champion and mounted a valiant effort. In the end, he lost a split-decision, but he has frequently contested the result of the bout and secured a rematch after outworking ex-middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa at UFC 302.
Meanwhile, his upcoming opponent, du Plessis, went on to submit former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 305. While a potential title bout with Khamzat Chimaev was teased, the South African was ultimately scheduled to face Strickland for a second time.
The leadup to their first fight was defined by deeply personal trash talk, with du Plessis driving Strickland to tears.
Sean Strickland is an avid motorcyclist himself
Sean Strickland's primary mode of transportation is his motorcycle. He occasionally shares snaps of his motorcycle on social media. In fact, he recently purchased his first-ever sports bike, taking to X/Twitter to share a picture of his latest acquisition.
"Finally got a sports bike... Always been a dream of mine to own one and just said f*** it I'm doing it."
However, his motorcycling once led to a serious accident. Back in Dec. 2018, Strickland was hit by a car while riding his motorcycle, suffering numerous injuries that left him sidelined until the end of 2020. He has since avoided any serious road incidents that could potentially derail his successful MMA career.