LAS VEGAS – Sean Strickland thinks it’s only fair the UFC gives him a title shot based on recent contributions.
Saturday at UFC on ESPN 47, Strickland (27-5 MMA, 14-5 UFC) defeated a relative newcomer to the promotion’s middleweight division when he finished Abus Magomedov (25-5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) in Round 2 of the card’s main event.
Despite Strickland’s status as a top contender, Magomedov was unranked and in just his second UFC bout. The matchup wasn’t the first Strickland took fighting significantly backward in the rankings. In January, he defeated rising French fighter Nassourdine Imavov by unanimous decision.
