Poirier and Masvidal say Sean Strickland's wrestling is high-level

Dustin Poirier and Jorge Masvidal have spoken positively about Sean Strickland's wrestling abilities ahead of his fight with Khamzat Chimaev. Poirier stated that good wrestlers he knows who have trained with Strickland confirm he is very strong, difficult to hold down in the ground game, and skilled at getting back to his feet. Masvidal acknowledged that while Chimaev represents a completely different level from Strickland's previous opponents, Strickland has performed well against those closer to Chimaev's caliber. Masvidal emphasized that Strickland is very difficult to hold down in the ground, having personally witnessed him grappling with heavyweights in training and demonstrating strong defensive wrestling in fights.