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Eric Nicksick reflects on spat with ex-UFC champion Sean Strickland: ‘The timing was wrong’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:00:33 +0000

Eric Nicksick insists it’s water under the bridge with Sean Strickland . Nicksick was pretty vocal with his discontent toward Strickland’s lackluster performance against Dricus Du Plessis in their title-fight rematch at 312, which prompted Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) to say he doubts Nicksick be in his corner again . Nicksick doesn’t necessarily regret what he said. The Xtreme Couture head coach explained that he came from a good place when addressing someone who he doesn’t just see as a student, but as a friend. He thinks perhaps he shouldn’t have done it so soon after the loss

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Eric Nicksick reflects on spat with ex-UFC champion Sean Strickland: ‘The timing was wrong’ – MMA Junkie

Sean Strickland’s coach backtracks on harsh post-UFC 312 criticism

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:17:22 +0000

Sean Strickland was heavily scrutinized after his loss at UFC 312, but his coach has decided to retract his comments about the title challenger. The former UFC middleweight champion was completely outclassed against Dricus Du Plessis last time out. Following their razor-close first fight last year, the South African made sure there was no doubt who won this time around as he cruised his way to a unanimous decision victory. In the qq aftermath of UFC 312 , an emotional Eric Nicksick made some comments referencing Sean Strickland’s ‘uninspiring’ performance and later shed doubt on working with him in the future. Having days to reflect on his comments toward Strickland, Nicksick has backtracked his statement and admitted to making a mistake. “I don’t even consider it a fallout,” Nicksick said

Daniel Cormier disagrees with Sean Strickland’s coach: ‘You don’t get to coach all world champs’

BAD MMA News — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 01:47:39 +0000

Daniel Cormier understands Eric Nicksick ’s frustration towards Sean Strickland at UFC 312, but disagrees with one thing. Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) lost a dominant unanimous decision to middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) in this past Saturday’s main event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. Nicksick was bothered with Strickland’s lack of sense of urgency after being down in the fight, which led him to publicly say that he needs to evaluate what he wants to do in the sport . The Xtreme Couture head coach said he wants to coach world champions, and that’s what Cormier disagrees with.

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Sean Strickland responds to his coach’s comments about ‘uninspiring’ UFC 312 performance

BAD MMA News — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 03:20:15 +0000

Former middleweight titleholder Sean Strickland suffered a one-sided decision loss to champion Dricus Du Plessis in the UFC 312 main event this past weekend. His performance drew criticism from fans, fighters, and even his own coach. Stickland’s coach, Eric Nicksick , appearance on “ The Ariel Helwani Show

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Sean Strickland: Eric Nicksick ‘probably’ done cornering me after criticism of UFC 312 loss

BAD MMA News — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 01:16:51 +0000

Sean Strickland was irked by coach Eric Nicksick ’s public criticism of his performance in this past Saturday’s UFC 312 title-fight rematch with Dricus Du Plessis. Nicksick, the head coach at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, has been the chief cornerman to Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) during his rise up to the middleweight division and into his championship victory over Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 in September 2023.

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Coach Eric Nicksick: Former UFC champ Sean Strickland ‘needs to evaluate what he wants to do in this sport’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:59:17 +0000

Sean Strickland ’s performance in the UFC 312 title rematch against Dricus Du Plessis left everyone wanting more, including his head coach Eric Nicksick . The middleweight title rematch headlined this past weekend’s pay-per-view event at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. Du Plessis retained his crown by winning a clear unanimous decision over a bloodied Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC), who didn’t bring much to the table in an effort to reclaim the title he once held. “I was just uninspired fighting, to me,” Nicksick said on “The Ariel Helwani Show.” “It just seemed like he was sleepwalking.

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Chris Curtis’ head coach explains issue with ‘egomaniac’ referee Mark Smith: ‘We’re now fighting two people’

BAD MMA News — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:28:50 +0000

Eric Nicksick went off on referee Mark Smith for his handling of Chris Curtis ’ loss at UFC Fight Night 249. Curtis (31-12 MMA, 5-4 UFC) was dropped by a Roman Kopylov (13-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) head kick with just one second left in their middleweight fight this past Saturday at the UFC Apex, prompting Smith to waive the fight off . Curtis immediately protested the stoppage, but his head coach Nicksick is irked by other things that happened during the fight – which he warned Smith about prior. “First and foremost, we need to take accountability on our end,” Nicksick said on his “Versus Us” podcast. “We should have never been in that position.

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Chris Curtis’ head coach explains issue with ‘egomaniac’ referee Mark Smith: ‘We’re now fighting two people’ – MMA Junkie

Francis Ngannou’s coach details how he would game plan for Jon Jones: ‘Make it an ugly fight’

BAD MMA News — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:13:52 +0000

If Francis Ngannou were to face Jon Jones , Eric Nicksick would advise him to bring the fight to him. PFL heavyweight superfights champ Ngannou (17-3) and UFC heavyweight champion Jones (27-1 MMA, 21-1 UFC) were on a collision course in the UFC until Ngannou opted to sign with PFL. UFC CEO Dana White is not a fan of cross promotion, but if a deal was ever reached where a superfight between Ngannou and Jones happened, Nicksick broke down what their game plan would look like. “I definitely think you had to put Jon on his backfoot,” Nicksick told Kevin Iole . “You had to put pressure on him, you had to put him up against the corner post, and you couldn’t get in a technical fight with Jon. And you couldn’t allow him to dictate the hand play, right – where he starts to occupy your hands and that’s a slow-paced type of fight where Jon is very technical there, and he starts to pick you apart with elbows, and the clinch, and the knees and the things that he does so well.

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Coach Eric Nicksick: Francis Ngannou ‘was questioning himself’ before PFL title win, entered with rib injury

BAD MMA News — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 15:40:37 +0000

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – In addition to the tremendous emotional and mental burden Francis Ngannou carried into PFL: Battle of the Giants following the tragic death of his son, he also overcame physical hurdles. Ngannou (18-3) revealed to MMA Junkie post-fight after Saturday’s first-round knockout of Renan Ferreira (13-4) to claim the inaugural PFL superfight heavyweight title, that his camp was troubled by a rib injury that led to a degree of contemplation about pulling out of the fight. He ultimately moved forward with the contest and got the job done, but his head MMA coach Eric Nicksick admitted there was a degree of concern, especially if Ngannou was forced to fight from bottom position at any point against Ferreira. “It was bad enough to where you’ve got to think: He blew out his knee and wasn’t going to pull out of the Ciryl Gane fight, (but almost pulled out of this one),” Nicksick told MMA Junkie in an exclusive interview on Sunday

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Video: ‘Inside Look’ at Xtreme Couture with coach Eric Nicksick

BAD MMA News — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 20:08:39 +0000

LAS VEGAS – After almost three years and two high-profile boxing matches, former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou makes his long-awaited return to mixed martial arts Saturday when he takes on reigning PFL heavyweight champ Renan Ferreira in the main event of the promotion’s “Battle of the Giants” ( ESPN+ , pay-per-view). Before Ngannou steps inside the cage, we take an “Inside Look” at Xtreme Couture with Ngannou’s longtime head coach, Eric Nicksick , who gave us an all-access pass to the gym that UFC legend Randy Couture founded in 2007. The gym has served as the home base for Ngannou, former UFC champions Sean Strickland and Miesha Tate , as well as a host of more big names from the UFC, PFL and Bellator. “There’s something about this gym and what happens inside these walls that builds character, builds men, turns people into better individuals,” Nicksick said. “That’s always what has kept me here at Xtreme and why I love this place so much.” You can watch the full video above and on our YouTube channel .

Video: ‘Inside Look’ at Xtreme Couture with coach Eric Nicksick – MMA Junkie