Video: Point-fighting loudmouth Sean Strickland reveals ‘worst thing’ about fighting Khamzat at UFC 328 – ‘We die enemies’
There will be no love lost in Newark — now or ever. Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight champion Sean Strickland looks to reclaim gold against undefeated rival Khamzat Chimaev in the UFC 328 main event next weekend (Sat., May 9, 2026) inside Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey — and the bad blood is […]
HOUSTON, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 21: Sean Strickland prepares to face Anthony Hernandez in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Toyota Center on February 21, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC) There will be no love lost in Newark — now or ever. Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight champion Sean Strickland looks to reclaim gold against undefeated rival Khamzat Chimaev in the UFC 328 main event next weekend (Sat.
, May 9, 2026) inside Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey — and the bad blood is already boiling. With tensions high thanks to years of insults and heated exchanges outside the cage , fight week is expected to be intense — likely requiring added security to keep things in check . But what happens after the fight?
History shows that even the nastiest rivalries can cool off once the cage door closes. We’ve seen it with Colby Covington vs. Kamaru Usman , Alex Pereira vs.
Israel Adesanya , and even Strickland’s own clash with Dricus du Plessis . Then there are the feuds that never die — like Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov or Covington vs.