I think Strickland threatening to stab Dricus got in his head. He seemed very timid and nervous at the press conference. Dricus has a fake tough guy persona, a bit like Covington, whereas Sean is 100% real
Only compared to Sherdoggers.Cage fighters are shy and fearful people in general.
I think Strickland threatening to stab Dricus got in his head. He seemed very timid and nervous at the press conference. Dricus has a fake tough guy persona, a bit like Covington, whereas Sean is 100% real
Anyone who fights for a living isn't truly 'scared' of another man, to be honest.
Now, do they sometimes doubt themselves more because they're aware that certain fighters represent a bigger danger due to their fighting style? Yeah, of course. I'm sure when Nick Diaz fought GSP, he was thinking, 'Here we go again; I might get wrestle-fucked the whole fight.'
But was he actually scared to fight GSP? Hell no.
Yeah it was quite obvious reality has kicked in, Dricus doesn't look confident, he's in for a real fight with one of America's greatest alpha males that is an apex predator like a prime Mike Tyson who is ready to go in and "do work" like a prison enforcer.
Dricus grew up a privileged white colonialist kid, doing BJJ in his pyjamas at 15. He's never been in a real fight. I've heard rumors MMA Guru lit him up and dropped him in sparring.
This isn't picking on some punch drunk Aussie that is way past his prime or some washouts like Brunson or Till.
Agree, banBan imo.