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Morning Report | Brendan Allen would make Sean Strickland âfreak outâ in war of words, Strickland gives fiery response
TL;DR
Brendan Allen and Sean Strickland engage in a verbal exchange ahead of Strickland's title fight against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 328. Allen, who trained with Chimaev, doubts Strickland's willingness to follow through on his threats.
Key points
- Brendan Allen and Sean Strickland have a history of rivalry.
- Strickland is fighting Khamzat Chimaev for the middleweight title.
- Allen participated in Chimaev's training camp.
- Strickland and Chimaev are engaged in pre-fight trash talk.
- Allen doubts Strickland's threats of violence.
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - NOVEMBER 13: (L-R) Opponents Brendan Allen and Sean Strickland face off during the UFC weigh-in at UFC APEX on November 13, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
Brendan Allen and Sean Strickland fought six years ago and are currently on divergent paths, but that doesnât mean they donât have time to trade a few verbal shots at each other.
Strickland challenges the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev for the middleweight title in this Saturdayâs UFC 328 main event in Newark, N.J., and Allen just so happened to be part of Chimaevâs training camp for his upcoming fight. Unsurprisingly, Chimaev and Strickland havenât held back in their pre-fight trash talk, with both threatening violence outside of the cage should it come down to it.
Allen isnât convinced that Strickland would actually back up some of his more outlandish comments.
âTalk is talk,â Allen told Submission Radio. âSeanâs that kind of guy. Iâd kill him in a press conference, though. Iâd make him freak out for sure. For sure, it wouldnât even be close. Iâm just a guy, when you open up with words, Iâm trying to kill you with those words. Iâm trying to kill you. Iâm trying to make you eat everything.
âBut Iâm also that guy, too, like we can talk all day, but as soon as we sign the fight, we know weâre going to fight, we know weâre fighting. Thereâs not much to be said at that point.â
Allen and Strickland previously fought at a UFC APEX event in November 2020. With COVID restrictions in full effect, there wasnât much opportunity for the two to hype up their fight in public, so the bad blood was kept to a minimum outside of fight night, when Strickland defeated Allen by second-round knockout.
As part of Chimaevâs camp, Allen has seen firsthand how the championâs team has reacted to Stricklandâs threats, and he says everyone is on the same page when it comes to taking them with a grain of salt.
âWe just laugh,â Allen said. âHe just sounds so r*tarded. All he wants to do is get an emotional reaction out of people and itâs just like, alright bro, yâall are going to fight on Saturday, see if youâre talking all that shit then because you wasnât talking that shit when yâall trained. You were screaming across the room to [coach] Eric [Nicksick] saying how heâs a bad coach for putting you with him. We donât want to talk about that, do we? We donât want to talk about guys that watched the sparring and the training saying you got tapped out or he made him quit or whatever. Nobody wants to talk about those things, so we just think of as a team, his coaches and everyone just was like, let him talk.
Q&A
What did Brendan Allen say about Sean Strickland's trash talk?
Brendan Allen expressed skepticism about Sean Strickland's willingness to back up his aggressive comments.
When is Sean Strickland's fight against Khamzat Chimaev scheduled?
Sean Strickland is set to fight Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 328 on Saturday.
What is the significance of Brendan Allen's role in Chimaev's training camp?
Brendan Allen's involvement in Khamzat Chimaev's training camp adds a personal element to the rivalry with Sean Strickland.
How did Sean Strickland respond to Brendan Allen's comments?
Sean Strickland gave a fiery response to Brendan Allen, continuing the back-and-forth banter.
