Strickland calls out Chimaev after spending day near his gym

Sean Strickland spent an entire day in Newport Beach, California, where Khamzat Chimaev is currently training, repeatedly tagging his location on social media in hopes of confronting Chimaev's team. Strickland was responding to reports that Chimaev said he would try to kill Strickland on the street. The former champion was located just ten minutes from Chimaev's gym and believes fighters training with Chimaev saw his location tags throughout the day. Strickland stated he expected Chimaev to show up but was ultimately disappointed when no confrontation occurred. He warned Chimaev that he is the last person in America Chimaev should be threatening outside the octagon.