Strickland geo-tags location near Chimaev's gym, calls out rival

Sean Strickland spent time in Newport Beach, California, the city where Khamzat Chimaev is currently training, and repeatedly tagged his location on social media stories throughout the day. Strickland was responding to comments Chimaev allegedly made about trying 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, so the team should have seen his location tags. He expressed disappointment that Chimaev did not come to meet him, stating he is the last person in America Chimaev should be calling out. The confrontation never materialized despite Strickland's public challenge.