Sean Strickland just took to X/Twitter to offer his reaction to a 2023 interview that UFC content creator Nina-Marie Daniele had conducted with the promotion’s interim heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall. The interview is notable for yielding one of the most viral moments of the Englishman’s career.
In an unexpected twist, Aspinall asked Daniele if she had ever been “fingered” by an MMA fighter, to which a disarmed Daniele said she hadn’t, only for Aspinall to ask her what it would take for her to. After the attention the interview received, both Aspinall and Daniele cleared the air.
According to them, Daniele had asked him a litany of unhinged questions prior to filming and that she herself received countless odd questions on social media, prompting her to ask him if there was anything he wished to ask her. The entire moment, it seemed, was a callback to the questions Daniele faces from fans.
Strickland, while late to the party, poked fun at Aspinall.
“I bet this is a banger at the local bar….. no bs man how many times has this worked for you? 2 out of 5? Jokes aside you can see the instant regret lmao!!!!”
Fortunately for Aspinall, the viral moment did little to bring negative attention to his career, which he likely credits to how Daniele handled the situation. The social media influencer has been open about the challenges she faces on the internet, in particular, due to the comments she has faced from the MMA fandom.
Sean Strickland and Nina-Marie Daniele frequently poke fun at each other
Sean Strickland and Nina-Marie Daniele are good friends, with the latter having turned up at the former UFC middleweight champion’s fights in support. However, as is often the case with all of Strickland’s relationships, the two taunt each other on social media, with Daniele having recently done so on X/Twitter.
“My girl Francety is the absolute BEST! We need a Sean Strickland X Francety collab! Just keep your eyes up! You can do it @SStricklandMMA LOL @francety”
For context, Francety or Francia James, is a model who recently went viral for challenging UFC fighters to face-offs, with an implied task for said fighters to avoid looking at her chest.
