UFC fighter Sean Strickland sparked a strong reaction after posting a video in which he said the US Navy SEALs would not be able to cope with his training regimen.
Strickland, recently crowned UFC middleweight champion, is no stranger to controversial rants. This includes a recent video post comparing his fitness to military special operations training.
“I don’t think there’s any motherfucker Navy SEAL who could survive a week of training with me. I kind of get tired of seeing that because you guys think you’re the bad guy. Because I think so,” Strickland said in the article. Video from inside the car.
“Come train with me for a week. I’ll show you what’s going on. I’ll tear you down,” he added.
Strickland’s words drew both good and bad reactions from actual Navy SEALs.
Former SEAL Jimmy Watson posted a video in direct response to Strickland’s comments, mocking the fighter for comparing their training. Watson said Strickland’s training could result in injuries to people, while SEAL training could result in his death.
“Sean, I understand, you’re the bad guy,” Watson began. “Your training partners get paid millions of dollars, but they actually live. My swimming buddies, they die every year. You know what that means? I We’ve already proven that defeat of any kind doesn’t break us, but our swimming buddies die every year. Training just ends your career, Sean.”
“I’m talking about thigh skin grafts, Sean. You’re talking about removing people’s souls from their bodies? Well, me and my sons, we actually remove a lot from people. I brought out a real soul, do you know what I’m saying?” Brother? ” Watson continued.
The former SEAL added that Strickland’s training “doesn’t kill people every year,” and concluded with “advice” for UFC fighters. You’re free, brother. ”
Watson’s video has been viewed about 550,000 times on Instagram.
But another former Navy SEAL, Andy Stumpf, had a different reaction. He said he spoke directly with Strickland after the video and exchanged professional words. Stumpf said Strickland even offered to bring former military personnel to training camps and games.
Stumpf said that both Strickland and Watson played characters.
“He’s playing a character. That’s part of who he is and what he does within the UFC. I don’t think the SEALs who respond to him, or the guys who were SEALs, are playing characters either. Then I don’t think so.” I don’t know what to say. ”
Stumpf was also not satisfied with Watson’s portrayal of the profession, calling it “one of the worst possible representations of the SEAL community.”
“That guy… yeah, he needs to shut the fuck up,” he added.
Stumpf told Patrick Bett-David that Watson’s overall branding needed to be toned down in terms of dramatization, and that presenting the role of Navy SEALs in such a way would be too romantic. Told.
“Please stop being a clown on Instagram,” he demanded. “The only reason he’s reacting like that is because he’s trying to get more attention from the video Sean made.”
Stumpf also 2022 SEC Rulingordered Watson to pay “disgorgement of $316,401.48 and prejudgment interest of $59,533.38.”
Watson was involved with the late antivirus software developer John McAfee, and “secretly accumulated a large position in McAfee’s account, advertised the security on Twitter with the intention of selling it, and then sold crypto assets. He was accused of concocting a scheme to profit from security. He sold his holdings in McAfee due to rising prices. ”
Accordingly, Mr. Watson was prohibited from “participating directly or indirectly in the issuance, purchase, offering, or sale of digital asset securities,” except in connection with his own personal assets.
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