Yadong
Song found Sean
Strickland’s recent comments about China to be “baseless.”
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Strickland is notorious for his unhinged takes on a wide range of
topics, so it did not come as surprise to most fight fans when
Strickland randomly suggested that China’s biggest exports are
plastic and COVID-19.
China’s biggest exports….. Plastic and
Covid….— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA)
January 5, 2024
Song seemingly took offense at Strickland’s comments about his
country, which according to him are “baseless stereotypes.”
“Hey champ, I respect your skills as a fighter, but we should be
talking facts, not baseless stereotypes,” Song wrote on X. “As
athletes, we ought to focus on what we know best and avoid making
unfounded comments. Let’s set a good example, alright?”
Hey champ, I respect your skills as a
fighter, but we should be talking facts, not baseless stereotypes.
As athletes, we ought to focus on what we know best and avoid
making unfounded comments. Let’s set a good example, alright?“— Song Yadong (@SongYadongLFG)
January 6, 2024
Song is currently 10-2-1 in the UFC with his only losses coming
against Kyler
Phillips and Cory
Sandhagen. “Kung Fu Kid” will take a two-fight winning streak
into a matchup with former champ Petr Yan at
UFC
299 on March 9 at the Kaseya Center in Miami.
Meanwhile Strickland’s career took a 360-degree turn over the
course of the past year. Strickland bounced back from consecutive
losses against Alex
Pereira and Jared
Cannonier with back-to-back victories over Nassourdine
Imavov and Abusupiyan
Magomedov. A stroke of fate pitted him in a short-notice title
bout against Israel
Adesanya at UFC 293 in September. Strickland scored one of the
biggest upsets in recent history, completely outstriking Adesanya
en route a dominant decision win. The champ is now slated to defend
his throne against Dricus Du
Plessis in the main event at UFC 297
on Jan. 20 in Toronto.