Sean Strickland visited Newport Beach, California, where Khamzat Chimaev is currently training, deliberately tagging his location throughout the day hoping to encounter Chimaev or his team. Strickland explained he normally avoids sharing his location but was motivated after seeing posts where Chimaev allegedly said he would try to kill Strickland on the street. Strickland claims he was within ten minutes of Chimaev's gym and that people training with Chimaev follow him on social media and would have seen his stories. He stated that Chimaev should have known where he was and that he expected him to show up. Strickland positioned himself as "the last guy in America" Chimaev should be challenging in this manner.
