{"id":650602,"date":"2026-05-05T06:34:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T06:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/650602\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T06:34:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T06:34:26","slug":"conor-mcgregor-dishes-out-subtle-taunt-at-khamzat-chimaev-sean-strickland-ahead-of-ufc-328","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/650602\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor dishes out subtle taunt at Khamzat Chimaev, Sean Strickland ahead of UFC 328"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC superstar Conor McGregor has a keen interest in Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland this weekend in Newark.<\/p>\n<p>UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev will fight former titleholder Sean Strickland in the UFC 328 headliner this weekend in one of the biggest bouts of the year. Chimaev and Strickland have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/khamzat-chimaev\/khamzat-chimaev-sends-stern-warning-to-sean-strickland-ahead-of-ufc-328-smash-that-guy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">traded barbs for months<\/a> and are expected to deliver fireworks during an electric fight week in Newark.<\/p>\n<p>Chimaev is looking to remain undefeated in his MMA career after defeating Dricus du Plessis for the UFC middleweight title last year at UFC 319. Despite two recent title fight losses, Strickland earned the Chimaev fight with an impressive finish over Anthony Hernandez at UFC Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Many top contenders will keep a close eye on the action this weekend as Chimaev and Strickland square off in their grudge match. One such fighter is Conor McGregor, who hasn\u2019t fought since 2021 but is on the cusp of a return to the Octagon.<\/p>\n<p>Despite never competing at middleweight in his MMA career, McGregor feels he has a stake in the game this weekend at UFC 328.<\/p>\n<p>Conor McGregor: Khamzat Chimaev, Sean Strickland fight for \u2018my title\u2019 at UFC 328<\/p>\n<p>In a recent post to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheNotoriousMMA\/status\/2051432644836053350?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">X<\/a>, McGregor sent a subtle message to Chimaev and Strickland just days away from UFC 328.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVery excited for the Newark, New Jersey UFC card, with my 185 lb UFC title on the line!\u201d McGregor posted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTUNE IN ON [Paramount+].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As of this writing, Chimaev and Strickland haven\u2019t responded to McGregor\u2019s post.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor has been linked to a potential rematch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/ufc-legend-displeased-conor-mcgregor-max-holloway-fight-rumors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">against former BMF titleholder Max Holloway<\/a> for his comeback fight. He hasn\u2019t fought since injuring his leg against Dustin Poirier at UFC 264.<\/p>\n<p>McGregor and Chimaev have traded barbs throughout their careers, especially after McGregor\u2019s most recent win over Donald Cerrone at UFC 246. Chimaev opted to make the full-time move to middleweight after defeating former welterweight champ Kamaru Usman at UFC 294.<\/p>\n<p>What is your prediction for Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UFC superstar Conor McGregor has a keen interest in Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland this weekend in Newark.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":650603,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,4736,786,4120,785,43022,85,787,266293],"class_list":["post-650602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-conor-mcgregor","tag-fighting","tag-khamzat-chimaev","tag-mma","tag-sean-strickland","tag-sports","tag-ufc","tag-ufc-328"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=650602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/650602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/650603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=650602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=650602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=650602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}