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Joe Rogan believes Sean Strickland has a legitimate chance against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 328, despite being a big underdog. Strickland's trash talk may impact Chimaev's performance during the fight.
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Joe Rogan warns everyone not to count out Sean Strickland at UFC 328.
Strickland (30-7 MMA, 17-7 UFC) is a big underdog heading into his title fight against middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev (15-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC), which headlines Saturday's UFC 328 (Paramount+) event at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Strickland has not minced his words towards Chimaev, and even threatened to pull out his gun and shoot him if he gets jumped by him on fight week. Rogan thinks the war of words could play a factor into Chimaev's performance.
"Sean has talked so much sh*t," Rogan said on a recent episode of his "Joe Rogan Experience." "He's a wild dude, and that sh*t talking that he does, it's emotional warfare. ... It's like what Conor (McGregor) used to do. What Conor did with Jose Aldo, he had him so f*cked up before that fight. (Aldo) was just so emotional. Aldo was a legend.
"Nobody talked sh*t about (Aldo). Everybody was terrified of him, and Conor was just constantly talking sh*t about him, stole his belt at a press conference and was holding it up. By the time the fight happened, Aldo was just so worked up, and Conor was just super relaxed and smiling."
Trash talk aside, Rogan says Strickland has the style that could pose Chimaev problems.
"Strickland is one of the best fighters on planet Earth. So is Khamzat," Rogan continued. "But Strickland is also a legitimate world champion. He's a guy who's accustomed to five-rounders. He's got phenomenal cardio. He's one of the hardest guys to hit in the sport. One-hundred percent, he has a shot. (He has) underrated grappling. Listen to me as an expert, allegedly: He's got some of the best takedown defense in the game, underrated grappling. Strickland has a legit chance."
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie:
Joe Rogan stated that Sean Strickland has a 'legit chance' to win against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 328.
Sean Strickland is viewed as an underdog due to his record of 30-7 MMA compared to Khamzat Chimaev's undefeated record of 15-0 MMA.
Rogan believes Strickland's emotional warfare through trash talk could affect Chimaev's mindset and performance during the fight.
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