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UFC champ Strickland survives high-speed ATV crash without helmet

The middleweight champion rolled six times at 60 mph in Las Vegas; his friend was hospitalized.

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What to know

  • UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland survived a high-speed ATV crash on Monday in Las Vegas, rolling six times at 60 mph while not wearing a helmet.
  • Strickland sustained head and shoulder injuries visible in posted video; his friend and driver Chris Cornell was hospitalized with a broken bone after losing consciousness.
  • Strickland posted updates indicating he was concussed but wanted to spar the next day, and expressed confidence in his friend's recovery.

“Guys I'm in a real bad place. I let my buddy drive, he rolled us going like 60 (mph), we rolled like six times.”

Sean Strickland · Instagram (reported in BBC Sport, Yahoo Sports) ↗

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UFC champ Strickland survives high-speed ATV crash without helmet
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    Strickland provides health update, says driver will be alright

    Strickland posted an update saying he was concussed but in good condition and wanted to spar the next day. He expressed confidence that his hospitalized friend Chris Cornell would recover.

    “Think I'm OK, Chris is in the hospital but I think he's going to be alright.”
    — Sean Strickland
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    Strickland posts video showing injuries; driver hospitalized

    In Instagram posts following the crash, Strickland showed grazes on his head and back from the impact. His friend Chris Cornell was taken to hospital after falling unconscious; he later posted a picture from a hospital bed with an X-ray showing a broken bone.

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    Strickland crashes ATV at 60 mph without helmet in Las Vegas

    UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland, a passenger in an off-road vehicle driven by friend Chris Cornell, was involved in a high-speed crash that saw the vehicle roll approximately six times. Strickland was not wearing a helmet.

    “I let my buddy drive, he rolled us going like 60 (mph), we rolled like six times. That's from my head smacking the ground going 60. I didn't have a helmet on, I'm an idiot.”
    — Sean Strickland
    1. 3 outlets UFC champion Sean Strickland in ‘real bad place’ after ATV crash while not wearing helmet

      first by Guardian Sport, 1d ago · also Yahoo Sports, Guardian US

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    2. 2 outlets UFC champ Sean Strickland says he 'rolled like six times' in motor vehicle accident

      first by Yahoo Sports, 1d ago · also MMA Junkie

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