Sean Strickland found himself doing damage control after nearly causing a serious accident…
Sharing a series of Instagram Stories recapping a cliff-jumping incident that ended with him pulling a friend out of the water.
In the clip, Strickland’s friend hesitates at the edge of a cliff, saying:
Why do I feel like I’m not going to make it?
Strickland responds:
Don’t be a f*cking pu**y.”
That is how he prompted the jump.
But moments later, the situation turns serious.
Strickland is heard saying:
Oh my God, this motherf*cker’s dying.
He then went on to jump in after his friend, alternating between helping him and needling him over the struggle.
Afterward, Strickland recapped what happened directly to his friend:
You were drowning, I had to jump in there and push your little a**.
His friend pushed back on the framing, describing what happened in the water:
First off, I feel like I got whiplash from the water. Two, it’s freezing. I go into shock, realize I couldn’t touch the ground, tried to swim.
It’s too cold, I gave up, and I couldn’t breathe. I genuinely almost died.
Strickland, smirking, closed out the exchange:
He’s a work in progress. We’re working on him, don’t worry. He’ll be a big, strong man one day. We’ll get him there.
😯🏊 Sean Strickland saved a man from drowning
He didn’t believe him unitil his head went under water, then he jumped in to save him. Crazy 🤯
(via @SStricklandMMA) 🔹 pic.twitter.com/cb9PcYbum3
— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) July 30, 2026