Eric Nicksick, coach of sixth-ranked UFC middleweight Sean Strickland, spoke about the progress in negotiations for his client's bout against division champion Israel Adesanya.
Eric Nicksick on Submission Radio
All signs are pointing in a good direction so I know that. We just got done sparring and I asked Sean, I'm going to be out there anyway, I'm going to be cornering Casey O'Neill and Manel (Kape) so it would be nice to get the third guy on the card but right now, all he's working on is getting his visa in order but the fight, the signs look like a yes, it's all pointing in a good direction.
Strickland had a bout against Abusupiyan Magomedov at UFC Vegas 76 in July. In this confrontation, Sean won by technical knockout in the second round. He has 27 wins and five losses on his record.
Adesanya, 33, had a fight against Alex Pereira at UFC 287 in April of this year. In this fight, Israel won by knockout in the second round. He has 24 wins and two losses on his record.
