Sean
Strickland
is taking his loss against Dricus Du
Plessis
in stride.

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Strickland challenged Du Plessis in a middleweight title rematch at
UFC
312
this past weekend in Australia. Du Plessis defended his
title via a lopsided unanimous decision, also leaving Strickland
with a shattered nose. Addressing his injury, Strickland said that
his nose is so badly broken that it was easy to reset.

“Hey, what up, guys? We’ve been here once or twice. I’m so grateful
for you guys’ support. You guys are so awesome, win or lose, you
guys always ride and I appreciate you,” Strickland said on
Instagram. “Dricus, f—king hats off, hell of a fight, broke my nose
in six places. The silver lining is my nose is so broken it’s
really easy to reset, so that was a new experience.”

Strickland further thanked his fans who continue to support him
while urging them to take inspiration from him during difficult
times.

“I’ll be quick. I get so many messages from fans, friends, family,
like, ‘Hold your head up, it’s OK.’ You guys, I’m good dude. Losing
sucks, but like we all lose in life and I talk to so many people
whether they lose their job, their girlfriend breaks up with them,
and they just find themselves in this hole, but like, me, I love
the misery, I love the suffering,” Strickland said. “Because when
you’re miserable, when you’re in pain, when you’re suffering, the
moment that’s gone, and it will end, it will be a new day, a better
day, life’s good. So I’m grateful and being grateful kind of keeps
my head up. For you guys going through it, look at me, I just broke
my nose in front of millions of people. It f—-ing sucks. I lost a
fight, and I’ve still got to wake up tomorrow and hold my head up
and be, like, ‘Hey man, it’s a new day. Got to sack up and be a
man. So for you guys going through it, look at me, and I hope that,
f—-ing, your day gets better.”

Strickland initially lost the title via split decision against Du
Plessis at UFC 297 last year in Canada. Du Plessis went on to
defend his strap against Israel
Adesanya
via submission at UFC 305 later that year. Meanwhile
Strickland earned an emphatic decision win over Paulo Costa
and insisted on a title rematch. The Xtreme Couture representative
was criticized for inactivity and the lack of willingness to go for
broke during his loss against “Stillknocks” at UFC 312.

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