Sean Strickland was in need of a rebound when he touched down in Canada in 2018, and he got it in a big way.
Strickland was sitting at 6-3 in the UFC, but had dropped two of three fights – to eventual welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and Elizeu Zaleski – when he signed up for a bout with Nordine Taleb on the UFC Fight Night 138 prelims in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
After a competitive first round, Strickland dropped Taleb with a right hand a couple minutes into the second frame. That was the beginning of the end for Taleb, who found himself on the canvas eating punches from Strickland until the ref stopped the fight. Taleb protested the stoppage, but Strickland was back on track anyway.
