Strickland spends day in Newport Beach near Chimaev's gym, calls out rival

Sean Strickland spent an entire day in Newport Beach, California, the location where Khamzat Chimaev is currently training, hoping to confront him. Strickland continuously tagged his location on social media stories throughout the day, knowing that fighters training with Chimaev follow him and would see his posts. He was frustrated after seeing content where Chimaev allegedly said he would try to kill Strickland on the street. Strickland positioned himself just ten minutes from Chimaev's gym along the street, expecting Chimaev to show up for a confrontation. He stated he is the last guy in America that Chimaev should be challenging, expressing disappointment that Chimaev never appeared despite knowing his exact location.