Sean Strickland’s coach finds ultimate focus for Paulo Costa clash: ‘He’s a threat…’
Coach Eric Nicksick: Sean Strickland have to assemble to beat Paulo Costa
In a present interview with The Schmo, coach Eric Nicksick shared the predominant focus for Strickland against Costa.
“[Paulo]’s a threat when he will get your support up to the cage when he will get you backed up the barrier,” Nicksick talked about. “That’s once I deem his name ‘The Eraser’ is extremely prevalent and he’s taking a ogle to position your lights out. So it’s going to be main to no longer support yourself up within the cage. He’s very, very factual there, very dynamic…
“At the same time as you happen to watched him with Robert Whittaker, the kicks reach from anyplace, but they reach swiftly, too. So we gotta be decided [Sean’s] no longer within the distance the save he’s leaning, or in a snide situation space-wise.”
Strickland is taking a ogle to gain one other UFC middleweight title shot after losing the belt to Dricus du Plessis at UFC 297 in January. He pulled off actually apt one of many ultimate upsets in UFC ancient previous glorious September when he defeated Israel Adesanya by unanimous choice to desire the belt.
Strickland and Costa are ready to positioned on a expose in Newark, and if Nicksick’s comments are any indication of how it’ll play out, ask a chess match inner the Octagon.
