In an interview with Adam Zubairayev, Khamzat Chimaev addressed speculation that he would not release a submission hold on Sean Strickland in their upcoming fight. When asked if security would need to separate them, Chimaev joked that killing someone is 'haram' (forbidden in Islam). He clarified that he has no intention of killing Strickland and noted that officials would not allow it anyway. Chimaev distinguished between street fighting, where such things might happen, and cage fighting, which he characterized as sport.
