{"id":949399,"date":"2026-11-02T02:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T02:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/949399\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T02:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T02:44:08","slug":"sean-strickland-joins-anthony-hernandez-in-desert-after-bout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/949399\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Strickland Joins Anthony Hernandez in Desert After Bout"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sean Strickland and Anthony Hernandez showcased their unexpected post-fight bromance by teaming up for a wild, outdoor desert game.<\/p>\n

Sean Strickland<\/a> is waiting to resolve his contract dispute with the UFC after upsetting Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 328. He not only took the belt from Chimaev but also handed him his first MMA career loss. The rivalry has only intensified since, with Chimaev declaring he will stalk Strickland everywhere until he gets a rematch.<\/p>\n

Before fighting Chimaev, “Tarzan” pulled off another shocker against Anthony Hernandez<\/a>. He snapped Hernandez’s eight-fight win streak with a third-round TKO in the UFC Houston<\/a> main event.<\/p>\n

But eight months later, the two middleweights are showing off a surprisingly fun side to their relationship.<\/p>\n

Sean Strickland and Anthony Hernandez Share Wild Desert Game Months After Clash<\/p>\n

Red Corner MMA recently posted the playful video on X, showing the pair engaging in what they captioned a “fighting vs. shooter game.” Set against a desert landscape, Hernandez played the literal “fighter” role in MMA gloves, while the middleweight champion took on the “shooter.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, neither man stays locked into their assignment for very long. The clip captured an overall fun game where both middleweights are simply enjoying the moment rather than taking their roles too seriously.<\/p>\n

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This unexpected bromance is all thanks to Strickland, who immediately squashed any bad blood right after the final bell in Houston on Feb. 21. Despite the intense build-up, Strickland showed respect inside the Octagon, telling the crowd, “Fluffy’s the man I want to be.”<\/p>\n

This desert hangout is actually their second public crossover in recent weeks. The pair previously teamed up in Edmonton, Canada, where Hernandez joined in on the commentary for Strickland\u2019s comedic street streams.<\/p>\n

Strickland currently awaits his next title defense against Nassourdine Imavov, while Anthony Hernandez works to rebuild his position in the division. “Tarzan” has not fought since UFC 328. The promotion was reportedly closing in on a middleweight title defense for Strickland against Nassourdine Imavov at UFC 335 on Dec. 12, but it never materialized due to the ongoing contract dispute.<\/p>\n

MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn reported that the fight could instead be signed for February in Florida, with UFC 337 mentioned as a potential landing spot. Meanwhile, Hernandez has no opponent lined up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sean Strickland and Anthony Hernandez showcased their unexpected post-fight bromance by teaming up for a wild, outdoor desert…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":949400,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[44177,64,63,786,785,43022,85,787],"class_list":["post-949399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-anthony-hernandez","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sean-strickland","tag-sports","tag-ufc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=949399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/949400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=949399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=949399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=949399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}