Sean Strickland has been going after Israel Adesanya for a long time. He recently continued to hurl steroid accusations at him while talking about his UFC 271 title fight against Robert Whittaker.

Sean Strickland considers Israel Adesanya a good fighter with a background in ‘steroids.' He wasn't holding back when asked to make his pick for the main event of UFC 271.

“I mean, Israel’s just a crafty motherfucker,” Strickland told Helen Yee ahead of his bout with Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night 200 (h/t MMA News). “Like, don’t get me wrong, we all know he does steroids, and that probably helps his performance. We all seen him fight with the titty that hung down. I mean, have you ever seen a man fight in the UFC with gyno from weed? I mean, look at Nate Diaz; if that as the case, Nate Diaz would have tits down too is knees. Get out of here with this.”

“So, anyways, back to him and Whittaker. Izzy is a great striker; he comes from a steroid background of kickboxing,” he added. “I think he’s gonna starch Whittaker, cause he is a great fighter.”

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The gyno is a reference to Israel Adesanya's fight against Paulo Costa where he was seen fighting with a clearly swollen peck. Many assume the UFC champion had it from steroid use, while he claimed it was from ‘smoking weed.'

Sean Strickland currently has his own fight to worry about when he takes on Jack Hermansson in a UFC main event. The winner could find themselves in an excellent spot to eventually fight for a title.