Sean Strickland already has managed to damage his UFC belt.

Strickland (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) scored a massive upset win when he dethroned middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) by unanimous decision in this past Saturday’s UFC 293 headliner at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

While he was emotional in the cage when getting his hand raised, Strickland was already over the moment of becoming champion during the post-fight news conference, which apparently is the case after he broke his UFC belt.

But no worries. The newly crowned champion was on brand with his methodology, using duct tape to fix his broken belt.

“Is it just me or did this belt just become way better?”

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