When Sean Strickland sat down for a podcast with the NELK boys, he quickly proclaimed that he didn’t watch podcasts and alluded to not being up to date with pop culture. He admittedly didn’t know the name of one of the co-hosts, Steiny.
It could have easily been a confrontational car crash, and to be honest, that is how I was half-expecting it to go. Instead, it was a wide-ranging and, at times, thoughtful conversation.
Strickland’s opinion of men
The co-host joining Kyle Forgeard for this episode was Aaron ‘Steiny’ Steinberg. Steiny asked Strickland what his thoughts were on the recent Twitter antics of Dillon Danis in relation to the constant bombardment of Logan Paul on social media. Danis has repeatedly insulted Paul’s fiance with derogatory images and messages.
”Let me tell you, when it comes to the Jake Paul brothers, I stay away from it. Jake Paul and Dillon Danis, they’re f**ing cancer, you guys. They’re cancer on society. All they do is they hurt men, the image of men, the psyche of men. The more you can just f**king stay away from it, the better” – said Strickland on the Full Send Podcast.
Encouraging young people, particularly males, to switch off from toxicity on social media was a point Strickland then got across very well. He argued that many social media influencers, including the NELK Boys, are ‘smut peddling,’ seeking to post controversial content to get a reaction, and then trying to outdo themselves each time. Viewing such content negatively influences people’s minds, says Strickland, and young males should look towards more positive influences rather than social media.
Strickland on Andrew Tate
Due to his reputation of being no-nonsense and unafraid to state his opinion, you can see the comparison between Sean Strickland and Andrew Tate. Both men have blown up on social media over the past two years, granted on different scales. On the surface, it would seem that Strickland would be a fan of Tate. That assumption couldn’t be further from the truth.
”As young men, I can see why you guys [The NELK Boys] look up to him because you are moralless men. You have no values, you have no positive male role models, so you latch on to a piece of shit like Tate, who has money, who has women. You say, ‘I wanna be like Tate; all my problems in the world are because women are f**king me.’ Nah, that’s not it. Andrew Tate is a con artist.”
Strickland’s view is that striving to own a Bugatti, $40,000 watches, and extravagant, material things are not conducive to a healthy young generation. He advocates going back to basics, providing for your family, and taking pride in working hard. Having positive role models is essential for young men of today, and Strickland encourages people to look up to people such as Jordan Peterson as opposed to the Andrew Tate’s of the world, who are, in his words, ‘pieces of trash.’
Strickland on the UFC
Like comments from other former fighters in the past, Strickland thinks that athletes in the UFC should be paid more. It wasn’t necessarily a criticism of the organization, as he believes he is paid well; in fact, Strickland speaks very highly of the company.
Strickland argues that the UFC is more American than the NFL. Fighters can express themselves fully, unlike in other sports where public relations repercussions can occur from something an athlete might say. The podcast hosts gave props to Dana White for facilitating the culture of freedom of speech, and Strickland agreed with them that if the UFC President were ever to leave the organization, that may change, and the UFC might become more closely aligned with the NFL and NBA in terms of political correctness.
Sean Strickland attempts to win the UFC Middleweight Championship tonight against Israel Adesanya in Sydney, Australia. The UFC 293 main card is scheduled to begin at 10 pm ET.
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