Sean Strickland's upcoming fight against Khamzat Chimaev will take place in Newark, which is close to New York City, approximately 35 minutes by car from the Prudential Center to Central Park. While athletes typically praise local areas before events, Strickland took the opposite approach with a recent tweet. He called New York "a perfect example of what it means to be a Democrat" and stated that "New York and the vast majority of its residents are a disgrace to America." Strickland claimed that children, adults, and leaders there are "pathetic" and that residents are either criminals or "rich pussies without a backbone." The post highlights Strickland's controversial pre-fight comments targeting the host city and its residents.
