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Sean Strickland recently discussed his childhood and opened up about the terrifying reality of living with his abusive father. 'Tarzan' noted that he was always on edge and had negative thoughts of worry due to his father's behaviour.
Strickland has been candid about his upbringing and what his father was like, most notably when speaking with comedian Theo Von, which resulted in a viral clip that surfaced online. 'Tarzan' has shown emotion when discussing his father and admitted to still having very vivid memories of negative moments from his childhood.
In his latest appearance on The Sitdown, Strickland recalled a memory from his childhood, explaining how his home life would significantly affect his ability to do well in school. The former UFC middleweight champion mentioned that he still vividly remembers being fearful of his mother's life as his father would always scream at her at all hours of the night. He said:
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"I would stay up until like, 3:00 in the morning... I would always want to sleep in their room because I always thought my dad was going to kill my mom... I'm this little kid who loves his mom, who thinks his mom is going to die. So like, to me, it's like I think as a kid like, 'My mom is going to die tomorrow'. And this happened more than once, where I'd go hide under the bed."
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Check out the full episode featuring Sean Strickland's comments below (15:05):
Sean Strickland recalls horrific moment from his childhood
Sean Strickland also recalled a horrific moment from his childhood that involved his father physically abusing his mother.
In the aforementioned appearance, Strickland mentioned that he believed his mother was about to be killed, and he intervened. However, he was shocked to find out that she later bailed his father out of jail:
"[My dad] chokes [my mom]. I get out and the only thing I see next to me is a guitar. I pick up the guitar and I fu**ing smash it on his head. I grab the phone, I call the cops and then what does my mom do? Bails him out of jail... The guy was on top of you saying he's going to kill you and you bailed him out of jail?" [17:25]
Check out Happy Punch's post featuring a clip of Sean Strickland telling Theo Von about his upbringing below:
