SUMMARY
- Previously, Sean Strickland went viral for his brutal sparring session with streamer Sneako.
- In an interview, Bryce Hall called out Sean Strickland for a sparring session.
The internet is going wild with a new beef breaking out. This time on the map would be former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland being called out by American social media personality and boxer Bryce Hall. The UFC fighter has had quite an exciting last few months. He won the middleweight championship against Israel Adesanya in a shocking upset at UFC 293.
This was a highly personal bout with a lot of trash talk involved. Sean went on to face Dricus du Plessis at UFC 297 for his first title defense. This also became an aggravated rivalry with a lot of animosity and buildup, including a viral octagon side brawl at UFC 296. Although Strickland lost the belt, he was able to put on a clinical performance, which made many fans challenge the judge’s scoring and decision loss.
Things were just starting to cool off when Sean Strickland went viral again for his brutal sparring session with streamer Sneako. This made other YouTube boxers challenge Strickland, as they felt the UFC fighter was trying to put them down.
Bryce Hall- Sean Strickland beef explained
The bare-knuckle boxer and Youtuber Bryce Hall called out Sean Strickland in an interview with InsideFighting. He stated, “I would love to spar with Sean Strickland. … I think he is kind of degrading influencers who are trying to get into the fighting space”. Issuing the challenge to the UFC fighter, whom he thought was unfair in trying to knock out a non-boxer streamer.
Strickland was quick to react to Hall’s callout, stating that he would be well interested in fighting the YouTuber. The middleweight shared screenshots of him challenging the bare-knuckle boxer to a fight. Hall reacted by re-tweeting, “you would hurt me if we were doing MMA ( which we’re not ) but if we only use our hands there’s nothing that’s impressive about you,” accepting the challenge.
Sean CTE Strickland is mad that I haven’t sparred him in boxing yet. Tbh yes, you would hurt me if we were doing MMA ( which we’re not ) but if we only use our hands there’s nothing that’s impressive about you. I’m all in https://t.co/EYnklZFol4
— Bryce Hall (@BryceHall) February 12, 2024
Sean Strickland didn’t hold back when it came to expressing his feelings toward the YouTuber, and he vowed to kill Hall in mutual combat. He further expressed the desire to go all in at Bryce and make him regret his decision. Hall has fought once against professional fighter Gee Perez on BKFC 48, winning via TKO. He also fought once in boxing, losing to Austin McBroom via TKO.
Sean Strickland vs Bryce Hall height weight size difference
The stats comparison also doesn’t favor Bryce Hall, who has a height and reach of 5’9” and 69 inches, respectively. This is quite low as compared to Sean Strickland, who holds a reach of 76 inches at 6’1”, not to take into consideration the years of experience and training. Also, both fighters compete in different weight classes, with Hall being at 169 lbs welterweight and Strickland at 185 lbs middleweight.
The American mixed martial artist also further expressed the desire to go after another popular YouTuber, Jake Paul, who also called out the UFC fighter for a sparring session. Fans are excited to see where the bad blood ends and whether the YouTubers will step in to face the ruthless former UFC champion.