Outside Source
Magomedov fought Strickland teammate Michel Pereira at UFC Baku last weekend. Magomedov survived early adversity to score a come-from-behind unanimous decision win over Pereira.
Strickland emulated Magomedov’s style while helping Pereira prepare for the fight. “Shara Bullet” has since aimed unprovoked verbal shots at Strickland. Magomedov claims Strickland is a “domestic champion” who is scared to defend his title outside the U.S. While Magomedov is yet to be officially ranked at middleweight, he says Strickland will avoid a fight with him outside America.
Laughing It Off
Strickland isn’t taking Magomedov’s comments too seriously. The UFC middleweight champion just reminded Magomedov that he fought his teammate, not him.
“It makes me laugh. Bro you fought my teammate… There are levels to this haha,” Strickland wrote on X.
Magomedov (17-1) has scored six UFC wins while suffering his lone professional loss against Michael Page. Meanwhile, Strickland (31-7) won the middleweight title for the second time in a huge upset against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 328 last month.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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