Sean Strickland takes UFC 328 feud with champion Khamzat Chimaev to next level with threat

Sean Strickland

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Leave it to Sean Strickland to create the biggest headline ahead of UFC 328. The former champion looks to regain the title on Saturday, May 9 when he square off with Khamzat Chimaev.

Strickland and Chimaev headline the event live on Paramount+ from Newark, New Jersey and the Prudential Center. The card also featuers flyweight champion Joshua Van defending against Tatsuro Taira.

But Strickland, a former champion in the middleweight division, released an incredible tirade as only "Tarzan" can during a media event to promote the fight.

Former UFC champion boldly states he will shoot opponent

"All I'm going to do, I'm going to pull my gun out and I'm going to shoot him," Strickland said (thanks to MMA Fighting for the quotes). "If he were to come up to me like a man...I would say let's settle this like a man.

"But if you come up to me with three (expletive) goat (expletive) Chechnyans that don't speak English, I'm going to pull my gun and I'm going to shoot each and every one of you."

Strickland vowed that he would be "strapped" when he arrives in New Jersey for fight-week, proceeding to mock Chimaev for his relationship with Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the Chechen Republic.