Okay, so I wanted to figure out who Sean Strickland is fighting next. Heard some chatter and got curious myself.
My Process for Finding Out
First thing, I just jumped on my computer. Pulled up my browser and typed in the obvious: “sean strickland next fight”. Simple enough, right?
Got a whole load of results back. News headlines, sports blogs, fan forums, the usual stuff. Had to wade through a bit. A lot of the initial hits were actually talking about his last bout, the one where he lost the title to Du Plessis. Old news, not what I needed.
So, I started being a bit more specific. Looked for dates on the articles, tried to filter for the most recent stuff. I tend to stick to the big MMA news sites, you know, the ones that usually get the info right. Avoided the clickbait places that just guess everything.
Checking Different Angles
I even thought, maybe Strickland himself said something? So I took a quick peek at his usual social media spots. Sometimes fighters spill the beans there. Didn’t see any official announcement from him this time, though. Just his usual wild posts, same old Strickland.
Back to the news sites. Dug around a bit more. Filtered results again, specifically looking for words like “announced”, “confirmed”, or specific event numbers like “UFC 300”, “UFC 301”, etc. You gotta sift through the speculation sometimes.
The Info I Found
After a bit of clicking and reading, a consistent name started popping up: Paulo Costa. Several reliable sources were pointing towards him as the next opponent. That sounded like a solid matchup, actually.
Then I looked for the ‘when’ and ‘where’. The event mentioned most often was UFC 302. Okay, that gives a timeframe. Most reports pinned the date as June 1st, 2024. Location mentioned was Newark, New Jersey, over at the Prudential Center.
- Opponent: Paulo Costa
- Event: UFC 302
- Date: June 1, 2024
- Location: Newark, NJ (Prudential Center)
So yeah, that’s what I found just by doing some basic searching and checking reputable spots. Started with a broad search, narrowed it down, checked a few places to make sure the story was the same. Took a little bit of digging past the old fight news and the usual rumors, but seems like the plan is Strickland vs. Costa at UFC 302 on June 1st. Always good to check a couple of spots before you take it as gospel, you know?
