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Strickland is scheduled to challenge Chimaev for the middleweight title at UFC 328 on May 9 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The rivalry between the two appears to be intense, especially on Strickland’s side. UFC boss Dana White also said that security will be increased and that there won’t be any face-off between Strickland and Chimaev ahead of the fight to avoid any drama.
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Strickland (30-7) recently accused the UFC of trying to limit his interactions with Chimaev (15-0). Strickland warned the UFC against unfair treatment between the two camps. The former middleweight champion threatened to confront Chimaev in the hotel lobby if he is treated unequally. Strickland wrote on X:
“The @UFC is trying to limit my interactions with the dog. Listen I will say this now. I will not be controlled by a third world dog…. If I find there is unequal treatment between our camps I will walk to the lobby and wait for him. Control your whore or don’t. I don’t care. Let the chips fall where they may this is America…”
Strickland further hinted that he will be under scrutiny throughout fight week.
“The fight week will be me in handcuffs. The fact there is this goat fuc*er who shouldn’t even be allowed to be in America making threats. You think I give a flying fu*k about some stupid goat fuc*er?”
While Strickland seems to have a serious beef with Chimaev, the champion claims otherwise. According to Chimaev, when approached by his team, Strickland said that he is trash-talking just to build the fight.
The @UFC is trying to limit my interactions with the dog.
Listen I will say this now. I will not be controlled by a third world dog…. If I find there is unequal treatment between our camps I will walk to the lobby and wait for him.
Control your whore or dont. I dont care.…
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) May 1, 2026
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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