YouTubers must have some kind of death wish as they continue to challenge former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland in sparring sessions.
The results continue to be the same. Don’t mess with Strickland.
I’m a man of my word, I said I would show up and I did. Thank you @SStricklandMMA for your time! When should I drop the full YouTube video? pic.twitter.com/WBvwZr7FhW
— Nick Nayersina (@nicknayersina) April 22, 2025
YouTuber Nick Nayersina challenged, and to his credit, showed up to Xtreme Couture to take on Strickland in sparring. As we’ve seen many a time before Strickland doesn’t spar.
He fights.
In the video, soon as you hit play, Strickland throws multiple elbows to which someone yells, “Elbows?!” as if they hadn’t seen the former champion spar ever.
Nayersina then turns the other way to get away from Strickland’s shots only to be greeted by a head kick. Lucky for him he was covered up as he ate the shot, and then took off running. Literally.
“I’m a man of my word, I said I would show up and I did. Thank you @SStricklandMMA for your time! When should I drop the full YouTube video?,” Nayersina wrote in the caption for the video on X.
This isn’t the first time that Strickland has taken on an influencer. Streamer ‘Sneako’ also caught some action in sparring against Strickland. In the video, seemingly taking place at the UFC PI, shows the streamer sparring against a very amused Strickland.
Needless to say there will be plenty of clout-chasing “influencers” that will continue to poke at ‘Tarzan’.
Sean Strickland is not currently booked for a fight.
