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Sean Brady criticizes Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev for their post-fight camaraderie after UFC 328, arguing that their prior trash talk crossed a line. He believes fighters should maintain consistency in their rivalries and not become friendly after intense confrontations.
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Sean Brady is not a fan of Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev hugging it out after UFC 328.
Strickland (31-7 MMA, 18-7 UFC) and Chimaev (15-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) had bad blood going into their middleweight title fight this past Saturday at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., with Strickland going after Chimaev's religion among other things.
Strickland ended up pulling the big upset by defeating Chimaev in a split decision win, and the pair made amends after. Chimaev even told Strickland he loved him in between rounds and was the one to wrap the belt around his waist. Strickland then apologized for his comments in the pre-fight build up.
"If you're talking about my mom, and my children, my religion, I'm fighting you if I see you in the parking lot," Brady said on "The Ariel Helwani Show." "Wherever I see you, it's going to be like Peter Griffin and the rooster in Family Guy: They're always fighting each other. You can't talk about people that way and then be all buddy-buddy about it. I don't like that. I get selling a fight, but there're certain things you just can't say. Once you cross that line, there's no coming back – on some Conor (McGregor vs.) Khabib (Nurmagomedov grudge) sh*t.
"There's certain lines you don't go and cross, and when you do, there's going to be consequences. I'm a fan of Khamzat and Strickland, but once they started dapping each other up in the cage, I was like, you guys just did all that, all this security, all this sh*t talking for that? It was a good fight, but it wasn't what we all thought it was going to be. I was a little let down. I'm not a fan of the sh*t talking anyway. People would have tuned in for that fight regardless. If you're going to say all these things, you've got to to keep the same energy forever."
That didn't stop Chimaev from calling for a rematch. Chimaev's team told ESPN MMA that he is obsessed with running things back with Strickland.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Sean Brady rips Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev for squashing beef
Sean Brady expressed disapproval of Strickland and Chimaev hugging after their fight, stating that once certain lines are crossed in trash talk, fighters should not act friendly.
Sean Strickland defeated Khamzat Chimaev by split decision in a surprising upset during their middleweight title fight at UFC 328.
Before UFC 328, Strickland and Chimaev had significant tensions, including Strickland making comments about Chimaev's religion, which escalated their rivalry.

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