Chimaev and Strickland trade conflicting gym training stories

Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland are sharing contradictory accounts of their gym rivalry. Chimaev claims Strickland avoided training with him, saying they had a shared group chat and agreed to train at Xtreme Couture, but when Chimaev arrived there, Strickland went to UFC PI, and vice versa. Chimaev suggests Strickland is angry because Chimaev beat him in the gym. Strickland counters that he once joked about Chechnya, which Chimaev took the wrong way, and that Chimaev sent threatening messages in the group chat but never showed up when Strickland challenged him to meet. Strickland accused Chimaev of building his career on a scary image. The conflicting stories highlight ongoing tension between the two fighters.