“I dropped out of school at 17 to be a fighter.” — Sean Strickland Quote

“I dropped out of school at 17 to be a fighter.”

“MMA to me is more than just 'Oh yeah, I want to be a UFC fighter' - it literally saved my life.”

“If someone gives you an IQ test, what do they test? They test you on reading patterns, predictability. When you're sparring, all you're doing is reading patterns and finding out predictabilities. High-level striking is a big IQ test.”

“Yorkshire weather can turn quickly. At one Auld Lang Syne race, it dropped to -16C. The frost turned everybody's hair grey. I couldn't take my shoes off, as my laces had frozen solid.”

“I mean, I never liked being told what to do. It's one of the reasons I dropped out of school.”

“It can be hard to keep that mentality but I know that to play your best you can't be worrying about getting dropped, because then you just go into your shell even more and play safe. I've just got to come out and play how I know I can play - that's the way that you get the best out of yourself.”