Sean Strickland visits Newport Beach near Chimaev's gym, calls him out

Sean Strickland spent the day in Newport Beach, California, the location where Khamzat Chimaev is currently training. Strickland repeatedly tagged his location on social media throughout the day in an apparent attempt to encounter Chimaev's team. He referenced comments from Chimaev about trying to kill him on the street, stating he was only ten minutes from Chimaev's gym and that fighters who train with Chimaev follow him on social media and would have seen his location. Strickland expressed that he expected Chimaev to show up and declared himself the last guy in America that Chimaev should be confronting. The post suggests escalating tensions between the two fighters ahead of their scheduled bout.