{"id":637985,"date":"2026-04-29T07:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/637985\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:39:14","slug":"sean-strickland-says-chimaev-fight-wont-end-peacefully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/637985\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Strickland says Chimaev fight won\u2019t end peacefully"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">There will be no love lost in Newark \u2014 now or ever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight champion Sean Strickland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-fight-announcements\/428605\/bad-blood-dana-white-announces-khamzat-chimaev-vs-sean-strickland-to-headlines-ufc-328-in-newark\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">looks to reclaim gold against undefeated rival<\/a> Khamzat Chimaev in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-fight-cards\/428701\/ufc-328-card-start-time-date-and-location-khamzat-vs-strickland\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC 328<\/a> main event next weekend (Sat., May 9, 2026) inside Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey \u2014 and the bad blood is already boiling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">But what happens after the fight?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">According to Strickland, his fight with Chimaev falls firmly into that second category.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cWhoever wins is going to have bragging rights, and whoever doesn\u2019t has to eat shit until they die,\u201d Strickland told assembled media during an early UFC 328 scrum. \u201cThat is the worst thing about this fight. I fight Fluffy and he beats me \u2014 I raise his hand, I say, \u2018Fluffy, you beat me, good job.\u2019 Dricus beat me, I raised his hand and said, \u2018You beat me.\u2019 But, I think me and cum shot? We die enemies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Time will tell if Strickland sticks to that mindset.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">But one thing is certain: this one isn\u2019t ending with a handshake, and it\u2019s going to be a wild and NSFW fight week leading up to it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">To checkout UFC\u2019s upcoming schedule of events click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/pages\/ufc-mma-schedule\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There will be no love lost in Newark \u2014 now or ever. 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