Strickland spent day in Newport Beach challenging Chimaev to street encounter

Sean Strickland spent an entire day in Newport Beach, California, the location where Khamzat Chimaev is currently training, and publicly tagged his location throughout the day hoping to encounter Chimaev's team. Strickland was responding to reports that Chimaev said he would try to kill Strickland on the street. Strickland stated he was just ten minutes from Chimaev's gym and that fighters training with Chimaev who follow him on social media would have seen his stories. Strickland expressed that he expected Chimaev to show up and declared himself the last person in America that Chimaev should try to intimidate. He emphasized his willingness for a confrontation outside the octagon.