Sean Strickland shocked the world when he defeated Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 as a huge underdog. And even though he showed himself as the champion in the octagon that night, his coach, Erick Nicksick told Morning Kombat that backstage in the locker room was a different vibe. “Before, when Manel won, I ran into the back and he was getting warmed up still and the room just felt real ominous. It was real quiet. It was almost like walking out to this man’s funeral. And I lost it
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Sean Strickland’s coach details locker room ‘funeral’ atmosphere before Adesanya fight – MMA Weekly