Sean Strickland was in Newport Beach, California, where Khamzat Chimaev is currently training, and spent the entire day trying to provoke a street encounter. Strickland posted his location throughout the day on social media, knowing that members of Chimaev's team follow him and would see the tags. He said he was only ten minutes from Chimaev's gym and expected him to show up after Chimaev allegedly said he would try to kill Strickland on the street. Strickland stated he was the last guy in America that Chimaev should be calling out, and expressed disappointment that no confrontation materialized despite being so close to the gym for hours.
