Strickland challenges Chimaev by spending day near his gym in Newport Beach

Sean Strickland spent an entire day in Newport Beach, California, where Khamzat Chimaev is currently training. Throughout the day, Strickland posted his location on social media stories, hoping to encounter Chimaev's team after hearing comments that Chimaev would try to kill him on the street. Strickland noted he was only ten minutes from Chimaev's gym and that fighters training with Chimaev follow him on social media and would have seen his location tags. Strickland stated he expected Chimaev to show up but he never did. He concluded by declaring himself the last person in America that Chimaev should be threatening, suggesting he was ready for a confrontation.