Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland took to social media to speak on his mental health struggles.
The full video posted to Instagram is available below.
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“Yo whattup guys. Man all week I’ve been f*cked up dude. I’ve been on the twitter (X) saying crazy sh*t just f*cking spiraling.
I woke up and I told my girl, I was like, babe I feel like…I feel like I’m a danger to people. I don’t feel like I should be out on the world, you know?
I have everything. I’m rich, I’m famous, like I have everything I ever f*cking wanted and I still am mentally unwell.
I get in these like mindsets to where like I want to burn everything down in the world, like I want to have nothing so I can just f*cking lose it and just take out everything on people.
And I think that like you guys, kind of weird, (are) like my family. I’ve shared some sh*t with you guys and you guys have shared some sh*t with me. I feel more connected with my fans than I think most people feel just because we’ve gone through a lot together.
And man I have everything I want and I still struggle with mental health. And my memory is so short that like, when I go out into this week, I think to myself oh man that was a really rough time in my life. But then when I really think about it this happens multiple times a month, every month, you know?
I don’t know why I’m telling you guys this. I’ve just been going through some sh*t. I’m fine, I’ll be fine, I’m going to go train right now and try to hurt all my friends, and all the demons will go away.
I just want you guys to know that I have everything I could ever want in the world, and I still struggle. Whatever you guys are going through man I hope you all feel better, go to the gym, train, f*cking wish you all the best.”
Stricklad (28-6) has not fought since dropping the UFC middleweight title at UFC 297 in January. He lost via split-decision to now champion Dricus du Plessis in Toronto.
This isn’t the first time Strickland has spoken on mental health having gone on comedian Theo Von’s podcast describing his past and childhood trauma.
