Sean Strickland spent the day in Newport Beach, California, where Khamzat Chimaev is currently training. Strickland repeatedly tagged his location on social media stories throughout the day, hoping to encounter Chimaev's team. He stated that he saw something in his feed about Chimaev saying he would try to kill him on the street. Strickland emphasized 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. He expressed disappointment that Chimaev did not show up, saying he is the last guy in America that Chimaev should be calling out.
