Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland believes Anthony Hernandez will be the toughest fight of his career next weekend.<\/p>\n
UFC middleweights Sean Strickland and Anthony Hernandez are two of the toughest fighters in modern Mixed Martial Arts. Both fighters put on entertaining fights inside the cage, while showcasing a hard persona outside of the Octagon.<\/p>\n
For Strickland, his upcoming showdown with Hernandez at UFC Houston is paramount to potentially earning another title shot. Strickland will return to the cage for the first time since falling to Dricus du Plessis at UFC 312 last year.<\/p>\n
Hernandez enters UFC Houston on a ferocious win streak as he continues to make a strong case for a potential title shot after his fight with Strickland. While Strickland isn\u2019t usually complimentary of his opponents, this upcoming bout with Hernandez is different, for many reasons.<\/p>\n
Sean Strickland: \u2018Hard to train for misery\u2019 Anthony Hernandez presents<\/p>\n
In a recent interview with ESPN MMA<\/a>, Strickland revealed how his preparations for Hernandez were among the toughest sessions of his career.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018Fluffy\u2019 is a hard f*cking fight,\u201d Strickland said.<\/p>\n \u201cEndless gas tank, he\u2019s beat some of my buddies. I think Edmen (Shahbazyan) kind of s*** the bed in that fight. \u2026 Yeah, it\u2019s going to be a great fight. I can\u2019t wait. It\u2019s going to be a miserable fight.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s going to be a level of misery there that\u2019s hard to train for. It\u2019s hard to train for that kind of misery,\u201d Strickland continued. \u201cYou know it\u2019s going to be fourth round, fifth round. Like, f***. Five more minutes of this f****** parasite. That\u2019s how he\u2019s made his career lying on guys, but it\u2019s hard.\u201d (h\/t MMA Junkie<\/a>)<\/p>\n