Caio Borralho reacts to Sean Strickland being at odds with coach Eric Nicksick
Caio Borralho has weighed in on the Sean Strickland situation with his coach Eric Nicksick.
Many fans were surprised by how critical Nicksick was of Strickland during a recent appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show. The Xtreme Couture head coach clearly felt Strickland’s effort in his rematch against Dricus du Plessis at UFC 312 was uninspired. Nicksick went as far as to say he trains world champions and Strickland needs to decide what he wants to do going forward.
Strickland responded by saying that while he’s still close to Nicksick, he likely won’t be in his corner from here on.
Caio Borralho Speaks on Strickland-Nicksick Situation
During a recent appearance on Submission Radio, Caio Borralho, a rising UFC middleweight who has trained with Strickland, was asked about the situation with coach Nicksick. Borralho believes things might have been overblown.
“I think these guys know themselves for so long,” Borralho said. “They know how to talk with themselves, how to treat themselves, and they already know their limits and all that. … Maybe those guys are good already with themselves, you know, they’re already laughing about it. So, I don’t take it for granted too much. I don’t take it too serious, I think it was just emotions from one side and from the other side. I think it’s just that, nothing much.”
Strickland is a former UFC middleweight champion, but some are wondering if he will ever receive another title fight after his one-sided loss to DDP. It was a rough outing for Strickland, who absorbed damage but was never able to get his offense going. Now, many are left to wonder if his working relationship with Nicksick has been damaged beyond repair or if Borralho ends up being right.
Nicksick has admitted he made a mistake going public with his comments on Strickland, but will it be enough to mend fences?
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