{"id":657237,"date":"2026-05-08T07:31:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T07:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/657237\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T07:31:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T07:31:10","slug":"ufc-328-press-conference-staredowns-chimaev-vs-strickland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/657237\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 328 press conference staredowns: Chimaev vs. Strickland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held its official pre-fight press conference on Thurs. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-press-conference-video\/441873\/ufc-328-press-conference-video-live-stream-updates-khamzat-vs-strickland-mma\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">watch here<\/a>) for the upcoming fun fifth <a href=\"https:\/\/paramountplus.qflm.net\/c\/482924\/175360\/3065?subId1=UFC327&amp;subId2=MMAMania&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paramountplus.com%2Fshows%2Fufc&amp;partnerpropertyid=7032191\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paramount+<\/a> numbered event, <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>, locked and loaded for this weekend (Sat., May 9, 2026) inside Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The main and co-main event fighters were on hand and came face-to-face following the press conference festivities, setting the tone for what promises to be a wild night of fights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">That includes the night\u2019s headliners as UFC Middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev defends his title for the very first time against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-mma-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No. 3 contender<\/a> Sean Strickland in a fight that has some truly bad blood attached.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">And just when everyone thought the presser was going to end with a somewhat peaceful face-off, Chimaev kicked Strickland, which forced all of the police and extra security to get involved and pull the fighters away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Nevertheless, in the co-main event, Flyweight champion Joshua Van also defends his title for the first time against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-mma-rankings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">No. 3-ranked<\/a> Tatsuro Taira in the very first UFC title fight between fighters born in the 2000s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Watch the staredowns below:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">For the latest UFC 328 fight card and rumors click <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\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held its official pre-fight press conference on Thurs. 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