Eric Nicksick’s Brutal Honesty About Sean Strickland Stirs Controversy Among UFC Fans in Coach vs Fighter Debate
Eric Nicksick’s comments on Sean Strickland‘s loss at UFC 312 has led to a great deal of controversy amongst UFC fans.
As we know, Eric Nicksick has been the head coach of Sean Strickland for quite some time. The two have been through a lot together, which includes capturing the UFC middleweight championship when Sean defeated Israel Adesanya. Last weekend, however, Strickland fell short in his attempt to reclaim the belt from Dricus du Plessis in what proved to be a pretty one-sided affair.
In an interview earlier this week, Eric Nicksick made it clear that he wasn’t impressed with what Strickland produced, and made it seem like he was questioning their entire partnership together.
As a result of his remarks, many online have questioned both Eric Nicksick and Sean Strickland, as well as their future as a team.
Eric Nicksick’s criticism receives backlash
“Pretty crappy to throw your fighter under the bus like that. If there are issues, keep them behind closed doors.”
“Sean needs to switch camps so he can finally get a good coach. Someone who will get Sean past his current plateau.”
“I don’t think anyone can coach Sean Strickland.”
“Yeah, I think tension has been brewing between them for quite some time. Eric is typically a calm/collected coach. I think it’s an amalgamation of not listening to coaches, not willing to diversify his striking/boxing game, his unhinged personality, and not backing up his talk.”
“He should be having this conversation with Sean in private. Doing this on the Helwani show is some bitch s***.”
“Sean is in the mud, even his coach is fed up with him talking s*** & not backing it up. People are finally coming to the conclusion that he is not who he says he is. Its ok to be a defensive/boring fighter just dont act like youre a kill or be killed fighter like Gaethje”
“Feel like this could’ve been conversed & dealt with behind closed doors but what do I know man”
“When even his coach is saying this Sean needs to realise something isn’t right”
“Holy s*** this is a CRAZY fall from grace for Strickland, even his coach is railing into him”
