“I was surprised by Hernandez's boxing, man, he's a tough bastard. Hey, you have great boxing, dude, nobody warned me about that!” said Sean in the post-match interview. He added that Hernandez showed himself to be a real beast who "didn't slow down at all," although he became less technical and too aggressive in the second half of the fight.
Despite the pre-fight tension and exchange of pleasantries at the weigh-in, after the fight, Strickland felt a special connection with the opponent. “After this fight, I felt my Mexican roots. It was a damn war. I'm grateful to you,” he stated.
Strickland particularly emphasized Hernandez's human qualities: “Anthony is an example of a real man, honestly, I aspire to be the same: he's married, he's a father, and a real hard worker. I can only dream of becoming such a man, respect to you.”
Concluding the interview, Sean turned to future plans and didn't hold back in his words: “Bro, if Chimaev gets back into action, I would like to tear that Chechen slut apart. With him, nothing is clear, it is unknown what he plans to do, but I want to fight him.”