Have we seen the last of Xtreme Couture head coach Eric Nicksick in former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland’s corner? Sure seems like it.
After Strickland’s lackluster performance in his UFC 312 title-fight loss to Dricus Du Plessis, Nicksick didn’t hold back his thoughts when he appeared on “The Ariel Helwani Show” last week and said Strickland “seemed like he was sleepwalking” and called his performance “uninspired fighting.” Nicksick also questioned if he and Strickland were on the same page anymore in terms of ambition.
View this post on Instagram
Strickland, apparently surprised by the criticism, later came out and said Nicksick probably would not be in his corner again.
Were Nicksick’s comments on Strickland fair or foul? MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn, Brian “Goze” Garcia, and Matthew Wells answer that question with host “Gorgeous” George and discuss what happens from here.
Watch their discussion in the video above, and don’t miss this week’s complete episode of “Spinning Back Clique” below on YouTube or in podcast form.
Related
Sean Strickland’s ‘struggle’ during UFC 312 camp included staph infection, broken arm, more
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Video: Was Eric Nicksick’s criticism of Sean Strickland loss fair or foul?
