Sean Strickland beats down social media influencer in sparring

Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland beat a social media influencer down during a sparring session at the UFC PI in Las Vegas.  

Sneako, who has 1.6 million on Instagram, has considered making the leap to professional boxing.  He arranged a sparring session with Strickland and it didn’t go well for him.  

Video of the sparring session surfaced on Friday, and Strickland toyed with Sneako before going on the attack.  “Tarzan” bloodied Sneako’s nose and forced someone to throw in the towel.  

Sneako spars former UFC champ Sean Strickland pic.twitter.com/NYGDs6q8oJ

— AISNEAKIO (@AISneakio) February 9, 2024

Following the sparring session, Strickland and Sneako were friendly and the former UFC champion even complimented the social media influence for not falling to the canvas during the barrage of punches.    

“Hey, the fact that you did not fall down is a testament,” Sean Strickland said to Sneako.  “Bro, I was trying to. All you had to do was fall and I would’ve stopped. That was a testament.”

Sean Strickland tells Sneako why he didn’t stop punching him 😭 pic.twitter.com/Ge0e4iYZ3s

— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) February 9, 2024

Strickland was defeated by Dricus Du Plessis in his last outing at UFC 297 on Jan. 20 to end his short title reign.  He captured the title by beating former two-time titleholder Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 last September.  

On Thursday, Strickland made headlines for meeting former president Donald Trump and posting in a face-off photo with the politician.  

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