UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has seemingly taken an anti-women stance after star prospect Bella Mir’s upset loss in the DWCS. <\/p>\n
Bella Mir’s first professional MMA defeat has been a hot-button topic in the combat sports community.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It’s elicited a myriad of reactions from fans, fighters, and others. One such individual, who is himself a pro mixed martial arts competitor, has now weighed in on Mir’s loss. The person in question is none other than polarizing UFC<\/a> staple, the reigning UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland.\u00a0<\/p>\n Bella Mir’s MMA setback has drawn an apparently anti-women jab from UFC champ Sean Strickland<\/p>\n Bella Mir made her highly anticipated DWCS<\/a> (Dana White’s Contender Series) debut, taking on Alex Apodaca<\/a> in a women’s bantamweight matchup. It was said to be one of the most talked-about debuts in the UFC-affiliated DWCS’s history, what with UFC CEO and president Dana White also expressing his excitement about Mir bringing her talents to the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n Bella Mir — the daughter of MMA legend and former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir — boasts an incredible athletic background as an amateur wrestler with multiple titles to her name and a submission grappling savant as well. As such, she was a gargantuan favorite to beat Apodaca in their MMA showdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n Nevertheless, the 23-year-old ended up getting outworked and found herself on the wrong end of a unanimous decision verdict. The 32-year-old Apodaca improved her pro MMA record to 4-1 with the win. Meanwhile, Mir, who was 4-0 entering the match, suffered her first loss in the sport and now has a record of 4-1. Apodaca’s victory earned her a UFC contract, whereas Mir missed out on that opportunity.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sean Strickland was among the many fight game personalities who chimed in with their opinions about Mir’s loss, one that many deemed a monumental upset. Strickland seemed to take aim at Bella’s father Frank Mir for serving as her coach.\u00a0<\/p>\n Taking to X, Strickland wrote, “Your dad shouldn’t be your coach, your boyfriend shouldn’t be your coach, your husband shouldn’t be your coach.” He added, “That should be the first rule of MMA.”\u00a0<\/p>\n Your dad shouldn’t be your coach, your boyfriend shouldn’t be your coach, your husband shouldn’t be your coach.<\/p>\n That should be the first rule of MMA<\/p>\n