UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland requests that the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights help check off his bucket list.
Sean Strickland is known to always be up for a fight, whether it’s in the gym, in the cage, or in the streets of Las Vegas. Strickland most recently reclaimed the UFC middleweight title by handing Khamzat Chimaev his first career loss at UFC 328 earlier this month.
As Strickland prepares for a potential title rematch against top contender Nassourdine Imavov, the polarizing UFC star is keeping active and continues to spar routinely at Xtreme Couture. A short drive away from Xtreme Couture, the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights are in the middle of a postseason run and are a few wins away from a spot in the Stanley Cup Final.
Hockey players and MMA fighters both understand the art of throwing hands, and Strickland wants to check an item off his bucket list while proving that fighters like him are better at fistfighting.
Sean Strickland issues open challenge to NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights
In a recent tweet, Strickland sent a message to the Vegas Golden Knights.
“I really want to box a hockey player,” Strickland said.
“This is on the bucket list, but it has to be done on ice to make it fair [LAUGHS]. Golden Knights, pick your champion.”
As of this writing, the Knights’ social media accounts haven’t responded to Strickland’s challenge.
If Strickland’s challenge is accepted, he’ll have to battle through several injuries suffered during his win at UFC 328. Strickland also suffered a shoulder injury just days before fight night, as he admitted in a now-viral backstage clip.
Despite his ailments, Strickland seems committed to boxing with one of the Knights’ players as he prepares for his Octagon comeback later this year.
That Was the Goal
He won’t skate by on this challenge
What the puck
Dont Be a stick in the mud
Bring back Ryan Reaves or Deryk Engelland. Strickland might whistle a different tune then.
I Strickland can’t skate well and they’re wearing helmets the hockey player treats him like a child.
Helmet or not, Strickland would get absolutely dusted on the ice, no contest. Balance is key.
It ouldnt take long to learn enough balance on skates to throw punches.
Mike V did this all so long ago.
do the pr guys just steal everything that guys 50-60 did decades ago and repackage it to kids that think its original.
It’s not about being balanced enough to throw punches. That’s the least of it.
The NHL heavyweights would have Strickland spinning like a helicopter.
Strickland gets his ass kicked on ice
Wait are you Shawn or not?
I’ll fight Strickland if he agrees to do it while decending down a steep ski run. I’ve seen him snowboard…