Sharabutdin
Magomedov believes Sean
Strickland is afraid of fighting outside the U.S.
Magomedov (17-1) scored a come-from-behind victory over
Strickland’s teammate Michel
Pereira at UFC
Baku last weekend. Strickland had even mimicked “Shara Bullet”
while helping Pereira prepare for the fight.
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Magomedov has since labeled Strickland (31-7) a “domestic
champion.” Magomedov accuses Strickland of not leaving America
because he is scared. According to Magomedov, Strickland just acts
like a hero in his own gym. Magomedov believes Strickland would ask
for additional security if had to go to Abu Dhabi to fight. While
Magomedov wants to Strickland in the future, he believes it won’t
be anytime soon.
‘Just a Windbag’
“He’s just a windbag,” Magomedov told Red Corner MMA. “His time
will come and we’ll meet in the Octagon. There’s where we’ll find
out. Even if he keeps talking trash what should I do? Go to America
to chose him? He’s like a domestic champion. Just a home boy who
acts like a big hero in his gym. For example, if they invited him
to Azerbaijan, he wouldn’t come just because he’s scared. He won’t
leave America. And if we had to fight, he would say, ‘Come to
America.’ Because he knows I can’t go there now. So he’s just a
domestic champion. If he ever comes to Abu Dhabi he’ll ask for five
security guards. But most likely he won’t even go there.”
With Magomedov currently being unranked, a fight against the
champion Strickland in unlikely to materialize in the near
future.
Shara ‘Bullet’ Magomedov says a fight with
middleweight champion Sean
Strickland is unlikely to happen.“He’s just a domestic champion,” Magomedov told Red Corner MMA
after his victory over Michel
Pereira.“If he ever comes to Abu Dhabi, he’ll ask for five security guards.
But… pic.twitter.com/PTdKowme2Y— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA)
June 28, 2026