BKFC won’t sign Sean Strickland after ‘Tarzan’ crashes and burns in UFC – ‘We taste better than that’

The Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), like many combat sports organizations, continues to provide cushion for fighters who fall out of the UFC or simply choose not to re-sign with the Endeavour-owned MMA promotion.

Former UFC welterweight bruiser Diego Sanchez is a recent example. “The Nightmare” was booked for the BKFC: “KnuckleMania 3” card last weekend in Albuquerque, where it was summarily destroyed by former boxing champ Austin Trout.

After the event, BKFC were heavily criticized for putting Sanchez in an unbalanced fight against a more experienced foe. One of the dissenting voices was UFC middleweight Sean Strickland, who lambasted the bare-knuckle “clown show” for his matchmaking.

This led to an inflammatory exchange on Twitter.

Strickland, 31, is currently ranked No. 7 in the 185-pound division and is coming off a short-term win over Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Vegas 67. Don’t expect ‘Tarzan’ to go anywhere. where in the foreseeable future. That said, the outspoken Strickland (26-5) still seems to be one stupid comment away from getting his pink slip, based on some of his previous opinions on… well, pretty much everything.

For the best or for the worst.