Sean Strickland absolutely batters influencer in sparring fight, ignores towel throws

Sean Strickland absolutely battered influencer Sneako in a sparring fight, with Jake Paul slamming the UFC fighter's actions.

Streamer Sneako invited former UFC middleweight champion Strickland to a spar at the UFC Performance Institute.

And Strickland didn't hold back as he put a beatdown on the social media star.

The 32-year-old, who lost his UFC title to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297 last month, unleashed several hard strikes at Sneako, who absorbed a serious amount of damage.

At one point, a towel was thrown in to stop the contest, but Strickland ignored the request and continued to beat up Sneako.

After four unanswered shots, the spar came to an end, leaving Sneako with a bloodied nose. Check it out below:

Paul, who has beaten former UFC stars Tyron Woodley, Anderson Silva and Nate Diaz in his boxing career, took exception to Strickland trying to stop Sneako.

'The Problem Child' also called him out to a $1 million challenge.

On X, he wrote: "Shawn Strickland you’re embarrassing for trying to stop sneako like that you weren’t even able to drop someone with no experience while going all out.

"You’re a horrid boxer that only picks on inexperienced people.. I’ll fly you to PR and we can fight on camera... if you win I’ll give you $1 million (half your net worth).

"But if you get dropped you have to get Betr tattooed on you. DM me. But just like paddy I’m guessing you’ll find a way to run."

Sean Strickland during his fight against Dricus Du Plessis. Image: Getty

Strickland wasted no time in responding as he poked fun at Paul's boxing career and proposed his own challenge.

He tweeted: "Real talk... jokes aside.. Jake Paul is an utter f**king joke..... You box small retired old mma fighters and you sell sugar water to kids.. If it were legal I'd take your f**king life with a smile on my face. Is there any place on this earth I can take this man's life and walk?"

In another post, he wrote: "Actually Jake I'll make you a better deal because money can't buy happiness and you have plenty of it and youre still a c**t....... No cameras, me and you in a desert.... That would buy my happiness... No Instagram, no likes, no games.... Just you that's what I want......."