Strickland spent day in Newport Beach calling out Chimaev's team

Sean Strickland deliberately visited Newport Beach, California, where Khamzat Chimaev is currently training, attempting to provoke a confrontation. Throughout the day, Strickland tagged his location on social media stories, claiming he was only ten minutes from Chimaev's gym. He referenced Chimaev's previous comments about trying to kill him on the street. Strickland stated that fighters training with Chimaev follow him on social media and should have seen his location tags. He expressed disappointment that Chimaev or his team didn't show up, calling himself "the last guy in America" Chimaev should mess with.