Cincinnati Bengals rookie guard Dylan Fairchild turned some heads at offseason work already by putting himself in a position to compete for a starting job.
Now, he’s raising some eyebrows away from the football field.
Fairchild recently popped up all over social media by appearing in pictures with and training with MMA star Sean Strickland.
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Strickland, one of the most prominent names in the MMA space right now, managed to look small next to Fairchild, which is fair enough, considering he’s billed at 185 pounds and Fairchild checks in around 320ish.
To his credit, Fairchild was an undefeated wrestler in high school, running up a reported 67-0 record. His affinity for MMA certainly aligns with the emphasis on hand usage from new Bengals offensive line coach Scott Peters, too.
Bengals 3rd round pick Dylan Fairchild appears to be training with MMA superstar Sean Strickland🔥👀 pic.twitter.com/M19A59foes
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