Sean Strickland spent yesterday in Newport Beach, California, the location where Khamzat Chimaev is currently training. Throughout the day, Strickland posted Instagram stories tagging his location, hoping to encounter Chimaev's team. Strickland addressed reports that Chimaev had said he would try to kill him on the street, stating he was only ten minutes from Chimaev's gym all day and that fighters training with Chimaev are subscribed to his social media and would have seen his location. Strickland expressed disappointment that Chimaev did not come to meet him, declaring himself "the last guy in America" Chimaev should mess with. The incident highlights the escalating tension between the two fighters ahead of their scheduled bout.
