‘Strickland still sucks’: Pros react to Sean Strickland’s close UFC 328 win over Khamzat Chimaev
Sean Strickland gets past Khamzat Chimaev in the UFC 328 main event
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MAY 09: Khamzat Chimaev of the United Arab Emirates, (L), punches Sean Strickland of the United States in a middleweight title bout during UFC 328 at the Prudential Center on May 09, 2026 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Ishika Samant/Getty Images) | Getty Images Sean Strickland won over most of his peers with another outstanding performance at UFC 328. The former UFC middleweight champion Strickland regained his belt with an upset of the previously undefeated Khazmat Chimaev at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.
J. , on Saturday night. The razor-thin fight was decided by the judges.
Two of the three judges awarded the fight to Strickland. UFC CEO Dana White also said Strickland earned the decision in the post-fight press conference. Check out how the pros reacted below: Strickland still sucks — Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) May 10, 2026 Holy shit!!!
Sean pulled it off. That was a coin flip fight, it came down to the wire and in the end, I believe it was Sean’s volume that won him the fight. There’s nothing controversial about the result, Sean earned it.