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

Sean Strickland spent a day in Newport Beach, California, the location where Khamzat Chimaev is currently training. Strickland repeatedly tagged his location on social media throughout the day, hoping to encounter Chimaev's team. He addressed comments Chimaev allegedly made about trying to kill him on the street, stating he was only ten minutes from Chimaev's gym all day. Strickland noted that fighters training with Chimaev follow him on social media and would have seen his stories. He stated he was the last guy in America that Chimaev should be confronting and expressed that he had expected Chimaev to show up. The callout adds intensity to their scheduled fight.