While Sean Strickland is known for his unabashed trash talk, the middleweight champion believes some topics are off limits.
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Strickland slammed Colby Covington for bringing up Leon Edwards’ deceased father in the lead-up to their UFC 296 clash. The American felt similar boundaries were crossed by his upcoming UFC 297 opponent, Dricus Du Plessis, during a recent seasonal presser.Bringing up Strickland’s abusive childhood, Du Plessis told the champ that he would put on a worse beating on him than his father. “Tarzan” was admittedly triggered by Du Plessis’ comments, which led to him attacking the South African while attending UFC 296 a day after the presser.
Strickland discussed his feelings said during an appearance on comedian Theo Von’s “This Past Weekend” podcast.“There’s some things that are off limits. You don’t really talk about a man’s wife, you don’t talk about a man’s kids, and you don’t talk about a kid being abu…