Sean Strickland spent day in Newport Beach near Chimaev's gym

Sean Strickland deliberately spent an entire day in Newport Beach, California, the location where Khamzat Chimaev is currently training. Strickland continuously tagged his location throughout the day on his Instagram stories, hoping to encounter Chimaev's team. He stated he was just ten minutes from Chimaev's gym and noted that fighters training with Chimaev follow him and would have seen his stories. Strickland referenced Chimaev's previous comments about trying to kill him on the street, saying he expected Chimaev to show up but he never did. Strickland called himself "the last guy in America" that Chimaev should be calling out, expressing disappointment that the confrontation never materialized.