Sean Strickland: UFC champion ‘okay however sore’ after off-road automobile crash with no helmet

UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland says he’s “OK” however “an fool” after surviving a crash in an off-road automobile whereas not sporting a helmet.

In a collection of posts on Instagram, Strickland describes the crash as taking place at 60mph with the automobile rolling “round six instances”.

The 35-year-old American says he was a passenger within the automobile alongside his good friend Chris Cornell, who was driving.

Strickland says Cornell was taken to hospital after falling unconscious, earlier than later posting an image of him together with his thumbs up in a hospital mattress alongside an X-ray of a damaged bone.

Strickland didn’t affirm if he went to hospital.

In footage posted after the crash, Strickland reveals grazes on his head and again, earlier than describing himself as an “fool” for not sporting a helmet.

“Guys I’m in an actual unhealthy place. I let my buddy drive, he rolled us going like 60 (mph), we rolled like six instances,” stated Strickland.

“That’s from my head smacking the bottom going 60. I did not have a helmet on, I’m an fool.”

Strickland, who lives in Las Vegas, didn’t say the place the crash passed off, however a video posted shortly earlier than the accident reveals the UFC fighter within the desert earlier than he went using.

Strickland later posted an replace, saying he’s “somewhat concussed however good and desires to spar tomorrow”.

“Think I’m OK, Chris is within the hospital however I believe he will be alright,” he added.

“It was probably the most enjoyable I’ve had in a very long time. My shoulder’s somewhat sore.”

Strickland is a polarising figure in MMA and has made homophobic and racist remarks in addition to derogatory feedback about ladies.

He grew to become a two-time UFC middleweight champion by beating Khamzat Chimaev in May.