Veteran coach, Eric Nicksick has revealed gentle heavyweight finest, Alex Pereira was left greater than confused with shut pal, Sean Strickland’s efficiency in opposition to Dricus du Plessis at UFC 312 final weekend — wherein the previous obtained huge criticizm for his show in a bid to reclaim the title.
Challening the incumbent, du Plessis for the undisputed middleweight crown in a rematch of their tight first conflict again in January of final 12 months, Strickland fell approach wanting successful the pair’s re-run — struggling a complete unanimous choice loss.
And receiving a number of criticizm for his efficiency ‘Downunder’ from critics, pundits, and followers alike — Strickland’s show at UFC 312 has now additionally been known as into query by the above-mentioned, Nicksick, who provided his scholar a harsh ultimatum.
“He (Sean Strickland) needs to evaluate what he wants to do in the sport,” Nicksick instructed Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned. “If it’s just to make money, great, let us know. I want to coach world champs, so my motivations are different. For him to show up and not back it up was uninspiring.”
Alex Pereira confused by Sean Strickland efficiency at UFC 312
And moreover, amid questioning from the likes of Din Thomas, Strickland was additionally known as into query by former-foe turned coaching companion, Pereira, who appeared flummoxed by the method he took in opposition to du Plessis at UFC 312.
“He’s (Alex Pereira) cool, man,” Nicksick stated. “Like, he’s just, he’s intimidating as all hell. But he was cool, like, you know, leaned over a few times and, you know, he’s looking at me like, ‘What the hell’s going on with Sean?’ I’m looking at him like, man, we need to get this out of him, you know? So, no, he was cool.”
“[Alex Pereira] is intimidating as all hell… He leaned over a few times and he’s looking at me like… ‘What the hell is going on with Sean?’
I’m looking at him like… ‘Man, we need to get this out of him.’
He was cool and has a lot of great insight… It was an honor to… pic.twitter.com/dmPgu70YMT
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) February 11, 2025
