Sean Strickland calls out Khamzat Chimaev after visiting his training area

Sean Strickland spent the day in Newport Beach, California, where Khamzat Chimaev currently trains, tagging his location throughout the day on social media. Strickland addressed reports that Chimaev said he would try to kill him on the street, stating he was just ten minutes from Chimaev's gym and that fighters training with Chimaev follow him and could have seen his stories. Strickland claimed he expected Chimaev to show up to confront him but the Swedish fighter never appeared. He concluded by saying, "I'm the last guy in America you'd want to mess with." The incident highlights the escalating tension between the two middleweights ahead of their scheduled fight.