Strickland insults New York ahead of Chimaev fight in Newark

Sean Strickland posted a controversial tweet insulting New York and its residents ahead of his fight against Khamzat Chimaev in Newark, New Jersey. The bout will take place at the Prudential Center, which is only 35 minutes from Central Park in Manhattan. Rather than courting local fans as fighters typically do, Strickland called New York "a perfect example of what it means to be a Democrat" and described children, adults, and leaders as "pathetic." He claimed the overwhelming majority of New Yorkers are "a disgrace to America" and that residents are either criminals or "rich pussies" without backbone. This inflammatory rhetoric represents an unusual approach to promoting a fight in the New York metropolitan area.