Colby Covington: Sean Strickland doesn’t stand a chance against Khamzat Chimaev

Colby Covington doesn’t think Sean Strickland ’s wrestling defense will work against Khamzat Chimaev . Strickland is scheduled to challenge Chimaev for the middleweight title in the main event at UFC 328 on May 9 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Strickland jumped ahead of Nassourdine Imavov for the title shot with a stoppage win over Anthony Hernandez at UFC Houston last month.

A massive underdog going into the fight, Strickland completely shut down Hernandez’s gruelling wrestling. The performance against Hernandez made many believe that Strickland can pull off a similar upset against Chimaev. However, Covington doesn’t think Strickland stands a chance against “Borz.

” Covington believes Chimaev’s wrestling is on a completely different level than Hernandez’s. “Chaos” predicts that Chimaev will either earn a submission win over dominate Strickland on the ground for five rounds. Completely Different Levels “I’m not giving [Strickland] a chance,” Covington told