Sean Strickland was in Newport Beach, California, where Khamzat Chimaev is currently training. Throughout the day, Strickland posted Instagram stories tagging his location, hoping to encounter Chimaev's team. Strickland responded to 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 who train with Chimaev follow him on social media and would have seen his location tags. Strickland claimed he expected Chimaev to show up and warned him that he is the last guy in America Chimaev should mess with. The confrontation never materialized despite Strickland's public challenge.
