Sean Strickland seems to have made a really troublesome weight reduce for his subsequent UFC struggle.
Strickland, a former middleweight champion, will return to motion in the primary occasion of UFC Houston on Saturday night time. His opponent is Anthony Hernandez, who’s ranked 4th.
Previous to the bout, Strickland needed to drop his weight to 186 kilos, the restrict for a non-title middleweight bout. Though she ultimately gained weight, she suffered from imaginative and prescient issues and different signs as she tried to shed water.
Sean Strickland talks about brutal weight reduce at UFC Houston
Seems to be like Sean Strickland has had a tough weight reduction 😬
“I can solely see in a single eye. It is like double imaginative and prescient.”
(by way of @SStricklandMMA) pic.twitter.com/HPvoIccT4P
— Championship Spherical (@ChampRDS) February 20, 2026
“I do not know why, however once I drop a few pounds, I can not see in a single eye or it is like double imaginative and prescient,” Strickland mentioned in a video posted to her social media channels. “I feel the worst half about weight reduction is having to stroll round with one eye closed on a regular basis. That is what we’re truly paid to do, which is to drop a few pounds. It is worse than preventing. We’re virtually there.”
Strickland has suffered back-to-back choice losses to South Africa’s Doricas du Plessis. The primary loss ended his UFC title reign, and the second loss meant he did not regain the belt.
His opponent, Hernandez, has received eight straight. Middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev’s subsequent crack is anticipated to go to Nasourdin Imavov, however nothing has been formally introduced but. Meaning the winner of Strickland vs. Hernandez could possibly be on the entrance of the road.
Each middleweights made weight for the struggle. Strickland weighed in at 185 kilos and Hernandez at 186 kilos. Oddsmakers are favoring Hernandez to win this struggle.
