Khamzat Chimaev says he won't kill Sean Strickland, calls it haram

Khamzat Chimaev addressed fan speculation about his upcoming fight with Sean Strickland in an interview with Adam Zubairayev. When asked if security would need to intervene if he gets Strickland in a submission, Chimaev joked that he doesn't want to kill anyone because it's haram (forbidden in Islam). He confirmed he has no intention of killing Strickland, noting that officials wouldn't allow it anyway. Chimaev distinguished between street fighting and sport, saying that in the cage it's just competition, whereas on the street the outcome would be different.