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Sean Strickland warns Khamzat Chimaev not to threaten him, stating he's the last person in America to do so. The two fighters are set to meet at UFC 328 on May 9 in Newark, N.J.
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HOUSTON, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 21: Sean Strickland speaks in the press conference after defeating Anthony Hernandez during UFC Fight Night at Toyota Center on February 21, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Sean Strickland dares Khamzat Chimaev to follow up on his street fight talk.
The former middleweight champion gets his chance to regain the title when he fights Chimaev in the main event of UFC 328 on May 9 in Newark, N.J., but both men are already champing at the bit to get their hands on each other. Chimaev said in a recent vlog that heās not planning to hurt Strickland anymore than he has to when they meet in the octagon, but āOut on the street, thatās differentāif he dies, he dies.ā
Those comments made their way to Strickland, who responded on social media, telling Chimaev that since they were both training in California, they could have turned Chimaevās hypothetical suggestion into reality.
āI generally donāt post my location or my whereabouts, I donāt really drop pins where Iām at, I just donāt like to,ā Strickland said. āBut I was on Instagram and some stupid shit popped up in my feed about Chimaev saying you try to fight me, youāll kill me in the streets.
āDude, I was, like, 10 minutes from your gym. I was dropping tags and locations all day on my Instagram. Your homies that train with you follow me, they were seeing my story. You had to know where I was at.ā
Chimaevās beef with Strickland is just the latest public spat for the UFC middleweight champion. āBorzā recently had a backstage confrontation with welterweight contender Ian Machado Garry and has a had a longstanding rivalry with one-time middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa. While those feuds remain unresolved, Chimaev has taken care of business when he steps into the cage, going 15-0 as a pro, including a lopsided decision win over Dricus du Plessis at UFC 319 to claim the 185-pound belt.
Sean Strickland warned Khamzat Chimaev that he is the last person in America to threaten, challenging him to follow up on his comments.
The fight between Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev is scheduled for May 9 at UFC 328 in Newark, New Jersey.
Khamzat Chimaev's comment suggests that while he doesn't intend to seriously harm Strickland in the octagon, he is willing to take a more aggressive approach outside of it.

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Strickland is only slightly disappointed that Chimaev didnāt follow up on his threats.
āTen minutes from your gym, bro, I was probably right down the street with you,ā Strickland said. āPart of me thought youād show up, but as we all know with Costa, when he pulled your card, āHold me back, hold me back.ā Iām like the last dude in America you should threaten, but I guess if you donāt show up, you donāt show up.ā