Sean
Strickland’s back-and-forth with Navy SEALs has pulled David
Goggins into the fray.
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Since February, Strickland (29-6) has been trading barbs with Navy
SEALs after he claimed that none of them could endure one week of
training with him. While Strickland expectedly received severe
backlash from SEALs, one even recently showed up to spar the former
Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champ. Strickland
showed no mercy, putting an absolute beating on former Navy SEAL
turned mixed martial arts fighter Mitch
Aguiar.
Now Goggins, a former Navy SEAL turned fitness motivational
influencer, has issued Strickland a challenge.
“Cause this is your opportunity to show the world that you can f*ck
me up. I will have camera crews out there,” Goggins said in a video
released on TalkSport. “You make sure you bring your f*cking camera
crew out there because you’re going to want to get this on camera.
Cause a 49-year-old, broke down knee, f*cked up body guy is going
to put you through a camp that you think that you can f*ck me up
in. So, this is your opportunity. Hey, Strickland I haven’t
forgotten about your video. I hope to see you there also.”
Strickland lost no time in accepting Goggins’ challenge, albeit
admitting that the accomplished ultra marathoner would beat him in
a run.
“Goggins, I heard you want a piece. Challenge accepted,” Strickland
said. “Just so you know, man, the only thing you beat me at in life
is fuc*ing running. But guess what, I don’t have to fuc*ing run.
You run for me.”
While it is unclear what Strickland expects from a Goggins’ camp
other than running, he would certainly prefer some “violence.”
Aside from attending UFC events, Goggins has also been involved in
Tony
Ferguson’s camp for his UFC 296 clash against Paddy
Pimblett in December 2023. Strickland was also in attendance
for the event and tried helping Goggins with corner advice without
much success, as “El Cucuy” dropped his seventh straight in a
row.
Strickland is coming off a split decision win over Paulo Costa
at UFC 302 last month that saw him bounce back from a title loss
against Dricus Du
Plessis. Adamant on fighting for the title next, Strickland is
repeatedly turning down a potential title eliminator matchup
against Robert
Whittaker.