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Sean Strickland defeated Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 328, suggesting their feud was a tactic to promote the fight. Strickland's victory marks his second reign as middleweight champion.
Sean Strickland has suggested that his bitter feud with Khamzat Chimaev represented an attempt to sell their fight, with the admission coming after the American beat the Russian on Saturday.
Strickland pulled off a major upset in the main event of UFC 328, outpointing Chimaev to become a two-time middleweight champion â two-and-a-half years after he dethroned Israel Adesanya in another shocking result.
Strickland, 35, and Chimaev, 32, had traded numerous insults in the build-up to their bout, including vulgar attacks at Thursdayâs press conference, which ended with the Russian kicking his former training partner.
Sean Strickland (right) pulled off a huge upset, outpointing Khamzat Chimaev to win UFC gold (Getty)
Yet they touched gloves numerous times during their fight in Newark, New Jersey, and embraced one another after the contest.
âI sell fights,â Strickland explained at his post-fight press conference. âLook at the UFC, how f***ing boring it is. Really, the UFC is so f***ing boring.
âDo you even know half the [roster]? Other than Alex [Pereira], and he doesnât even talk. Heâs just big and scary. That guy just knocks everybody out. But other than Alex, itâs f***ing boring.â
Elaborating on his in- and post-fight interactions with Chimaev, Strickland continued: âThere is something [where], unless youâve experienced it, you just donât know what itâs like. When you go and fight another man, your soul is just exposed.
âWhen youâre f***ing bleeding, and heâs bleeding. I want to quit, he wants to quit, we donât want to be there. You just have this level of respect for one another.
Sean Strickland indicated that their bitter feud was an attempt to sell their fight.
Strickland outpointed Chimaev in the main event to secure his victory.
Strickland's win at UFC 328 makes him a two-time middleweight champion.
During the press conference, Strickland and Chimaev exchanged vulgar insults, culminating in Chimaev kicking Strickland.

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âIt transcends race, religion, nationality, country. Itâs something that you just donât know. You kind of become someoneâs brother after you and him try to die, win or lose.â
Strickland also reflected on his visible anger at the press conference, after he was kicked by Chimaev, saying: âAt that moment, the guy kicked me in the balls! What the f***! I donât like to be threatened.
âAnd maybe itâs just who he is as a person, but when he was in the gym, he was really threatening. He had that threatening demeanour. And maybe itâs that little man inside of me, but when you threaten me, I want to [...] kill you.
Chimaev (left) and Strickland being held back from one another at their pre-fight press conference (Zuffa LLC)
âAnd maybe he didnât take it that way. Maybe itâs just his Chechen sense of humour, but always in the gym, he was trying to punk me â where I was like, âLetâs go spar,â and we would never spar.
âI could have manufactured the whole situation in my head, to be honest. Thereâs times when youâre mentally not well, youâll have interactions with people, and sometimes your brain thinks something else happened. [âŠ] So, thereâs a chance that I just hallucinated that entire interaction with Chimaev.â
Chimaevâs split-decision loss to Strickland (48-47, 47-48, 47-48) marked his first defeat, as his title reign ended with zero successful defences. The âWolfâ became champion by dominating and outpointing Dricus Du Plessis in August, after âDDPâ twice beat Strickland via decision to win and retain the belt.
Du Plessis was cageside on Saturday and hinted that he is keen on a third clash with Strickland, although Nassourdine Imavov is seen by many fans and pundits as the rightful next title challenger.
Dricus Du Plessis (right) holds two points wins over Strickland (Getty)
âI truly believe in UFC rankings,â Strickland said. âI think they f***ing matter, and I hate when guys jump them. So, if thatâs what the UFC wants, thatâs the rankings. Thatâs who it is, letâs go!â
In fact, Imavov is ranked at No 2, with Du Plessis at No 1. In any case, a rematch with Chimaev does not appear to be next for Strickland.
UFC president Dana White said on Saturday: â[Chimaev] literally walked up to me after the fight and said, âI want to move up. I donât want to fight in this weight class anymore.ââ
Strickland reacted to this by saying: âI heard he said he might want to move up to 205[lb], and he should. If that weight cut is killing you, go to 205, enjoy life. Itâs way easier competition.â