Sean Strickland insults New York ahead of Newark fight against Chimaev

Sean Strickland has posted inflammatory comments about 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 approximately 35 minutes from Central Park in Manhattan. Rather than engaging in typical pre-fight promotional tactics of praising the local area, Strickland posted on social media that New York represents everything wrong with being a Democrat. He called children, adults, and leaders in the city 'pathetic' and stated that New York and the majority of its residents are a disgrace to America. Strickland added that people there are either criminals or wealthy individuals without backbone.