Sean Strickland entered UFC 328 injured
The middleweight championship changed hands on Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Sean Strickland handed Khamzat Chimaev his first career loss and became a two-time 185-pound titleholder. During the event's post-fight press conference, Strickland revealed that he entered the championship bout injured.
Four days prior to making the walk to the octagon, Strickland 'separated' his shoulder in training. "You want to hear something funny? On Tuesday I'm sparring Johnny [Eblen], that motherf**ker, PFL champ ...
He f**king shoots on me and I hit this brick-ass wall and I separated my shoulder," Strickland said. "I had a Grade 1 separation AC joint separation on Tuesday and I remember lying in bed Tuesday night thinking ... And I'm laying there and I can't lay on my left side.
I'm like, 'You're such a f**king idiot. You're such a f**king idiot. ' So, in the back I normally like to get better warmups but I didn't want to warm up and throw my shoulder out.
The entire time I'm like, 'You're a f**king moron. '"