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Sean Strickland is facing coaching issues with Eric Nicksick ahead of his UFC 328 title fight against Khamzat Chimaev. The two have had disagreements, particularly regarding Strickland's comments about past training sessions.
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Sean Strickland and his head coach arenât exactly seeing eye to eye in the lead-up to his title bout at UFC 328.
This weekend, Strickland will attempt to move past the setbacks from his last two title fights when he faces Khamzat Chimaev for the middleweight belt in the main event.
Theyâre no strangers, having trained together at Xtreme Couture under Eric Nicksick, whoâs been vocal about his thoughts on Strickland over the years. Earlier this year, Nicksick took issue with him discussing old training sessions with Chimaev.
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After Sean Stricklandâs second loss to Dricus Du Plessis in 2023, Eric Nicksick publicly criticised his performance as âuninspired fightingâ, which sparked a heated exchange between the two.
The former champion responded by cutting ties with Nicksick, though he later brought him back into his corner for the UFC Houston event earlier this year.
While the two have patched things up since then, Strickland recently acknowledged that their relationship still isnât entirely smooth.
âMe and Eric have a mixed relationship where itâs like, Iâll say this tactfully, if youâve never fought or been in the gym, you donât have an understanding,â Strickland said during a UFC 328 media scrum.
Nicksick doesnât have a background in competing in MMA and his journey into the sport began following his college football career.
Going into his UFC 312 title fight against Du Plessis with a broken arm. Strickland didnât tell Nicksick about the injury beforehand and believes that lack of communication played a role in their split after the fight.
Sean Strickland and his coach Eric Nicksick have had disagreements, especially about Strickland discussing old training sessions with Khamzat Chimaev.
Sean Strickland's fight against Khamzat Chimaev is scheduled for this weekend at UFC 328.
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Nicksick has previously spoken about having âstrongâ feelings towards Chimaev as well as concerns about what sort of damage âBorzâ could cause against Strickland.
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