Sean Strickland takes aim at Edmonton days before UFC Fight Night in the city
The former middleweight champion said the mayor should "live there for their term". Joaquin Buckley meets Mike Malott at Rogers Place on Saturday.
Sean Strickland has hit out at Edmonton, the Canadian city that hosts a UFC Fight Night card on Saturday.
The former UFC middleweight champion wrote on X on Thursday: "We love our drug addicts and hate our taxpayers..."
Post by @SStricklandMMA on X
He went on: "Hey business owner you spent your entire life trying to build, were gonna park 100 addicts in front of your shop to greet customers...."
He added: "They should make the mayor live there for their term."
UFC Fight Night Edmonton is at Rogers Place on Saturday 17 October, with Joaquin Buckley against Mike Malott in the welterweight main event. For UK viewers the action opens at 22:00 BST, with the main event expected at around 03:30 on Sunday morning: UFC Fight Night UK start time: Buckley vs Malott.
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