Sean Strickland says he's surprised that there's no coverage of his Tiki Ghosn remarks: "Flow of information is controlled"
Sean Strickland recently expressed disbelief that his comments about Tiki Ghosn haven't received any coverage. This happened following Strickland's accusation that Ghosn had sexually assaulted a girl.
Strickland, who is known for his outspoken personality and controversial statements on his social media accounts, recently took to Instagram and shared a story about meeting someone whose daughter was reportedly abused by Ghosn.
The former middleweight champion continued by saying that he then got in touch with the victim's father and made an offer to crowdfund and help file a legal case against Ghosn. When he inquired about the alleged victim's father's approval, he got a positive response. The 33-year-old captioned the post:
''@tikighosn I would of let this go till you tried to shut me up with a lawsuit.. Looks like we're going to court. I might ask for a gofund to help fight this in court. I won't take a dollar but what kind of man would I be if I shut up because "a lawyer threat.""
Check out Sean Strickland's comments below:
To show how well-connected Ghosn is, Strickland also shared an Instagram story where he said that there is no news about the incident anywhere on the internet. He wrote:
''It doesn't exist...wild how the flow of information is controlled.''
If any of the aforementioned information turns out to be accurate, Strickland will support the victim in filing a lawsuit against Ghosn. However, there has been no official statement from the former fighter-turned-manager regarding Strickland's accusation against him.
As for the MMA scene, Strickland is coming off a split decision win over Paulo Costa at UFC 302 and is next in line for the UFC middleweight title, which will be fought this weekend between Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya at UFC 305.
Who is Tiki Ghosn, who Sean Strickland accused of alleged sexual assault?
Former mixed martial artist Tiki Ghosn is the owner of Arsenal Sports Agency, a management firm that represents a number of fighters, including Chael Sonnen, Dustin Poirier, and Aljamain Sterling.
Throughout the course of his 11-year pro mixed martial arts career, Ghosn competed for promotions including King of the Cage, World Extreme Cagefighting, Strikeforce, and the UFC. His pro-MMA record is 10-7-1.
Notably, Ghosn played a key role in defusing the altercation that broke out backstage at UFC 279, leading to the pre-conference for the event being canceled.