JRE MMA Show #187 with Robert Whittaker · Aired Oct 22, 2026
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Sean Strickland said he would sit out until he got a title shot, and about two years later he was fighting for the belt.
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Robert says Strickland waited for a title shot and was fighting for the belt two years later. He did fight Chimaev in May 2026, but UFC records also show a title fight against du Plessis in February 2025, roughly eight months after the June 2024 Costa bout. The two-year summary skips that earlier opportunity. It does not establish two uninterrupted years of waiting.
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Is it true that Sean Strickland said he would sit out until he got a title shot, and about two years later he was fighting for the belt?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. Robert says Strickland waited for a title shot and was fighting for the belt two years later. He did fight Chimaev in May 2026, but UFC records also show a title fight against du Plessis in February 2025, roughly eight months after the June 2024 Costa bout. A guest said it (matched by voice) on JRE MMA Show #187 with Robert Whittaker, aired Oct 22, 2026, at 2:09:33. The supporting source is ufc.com, linked below.
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