Sean Strickland calls out Khamzat Chimaev after visiting Newport Beach gym area

Sean Strickland spent a day in Newport Beach, California, where Khamzat Chimaev is currently training, intentionally geotagging his location throughout the day in hopes of encountering Chimaev's team. Strickland addressed social media comments where Chimaev allegedly said he would try to kill Strickland on the street. Strickland emphasized he was only ten minutes from Chimaev's gym and that fighters training with Chimaev follow him on social media and would have seen his stories. He stated he expected Chimaev to show up and called himself the last guy in America Chimaev should mess with, expressing disappointment that no confrontation occurred.