Khamzat Chimaev shares unseen sparring footage with Sean Strickland
Khamzat Chimaev has shared a glimpse of his sparring with Sean Strickland.
Khamzat Chimaev has shared a glimpse of his sparring with Sean Strickland . Chimaev will put his middleweight title on the line against Strickland in the main event at UFC 328 on May 9 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. There is some serious beef between Chimaev and Strickland from their time training together.
Chimaev (15-0) briefly trained with Strickland (30-7) at the Xtreme Couture MMA in Las Vegas. Things allegedly went sour between the two after Strickland made insensitive comments about Chimaevโs homeland of Chechnya. Strickland claims Chimaev didnโt show up when invited to settle things like men.
Meanwhile, Chimaev says those who saw them train together know what went down. Chimaev also made Strickland tap out in sparring, which the American admitted in a previous interview with โThe Schmo. โ However, Strickland has since dismissed it as a situational grappling session.
Strickland has recently accused Chimaev of bullying lesser fighters in the gym. โBorzโ finally posted a short clip of a sparring session with Strickland. Watch it below: I am bullying weak people ๐ pic.