Strickland won’t pay heed to the
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s attempts to keep him away from
Khamzat
Chimaev ahead of their fight.
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.
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