Strickland becomes second UFC middleweight to regain title after loss

Sean Strickland made history by becoming only the second middleweight champion in UFC history to regain the title after losing it. The first fighter to accomplish this feat in the division was Israel Adesanya. Strickland reclaimed the belt by defeating Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 328. This achievement places Strickland in rare company within the middleweight division's championship lineage.