Sean Strickland confronts Chimaev's team in California, challenges street talk

Sean Strickland spent the day in Newport Beach, California, where Khamzat Chimaev is currently training. Strickland publicly tagged his location throughout the day on social media, hoping to encounter Chimaev's team after hearing that Chimaev had made comments about trying to kill him on the street. Strickland stated he was only ten minutes from Chimaev's gym and that fighters training with Chimaev follow him on social media and would have seen his location tags. Strickland expressed disappointment that Chimaev did not show up, saying "I'm the last guy in America you should mess with." This confrontation appears to be escalating tensions ahead of their scheduled fight.