With less than 10 days until fight night, the trash talk has taken a wild turn. Strickland recently claimed he’d bring a gun to fight week and would use it if Chimaev and his team “tried anything,” escalating things far beyond typical pre-fight antics.
“Clowns always talk,” Chimaev told media during a UFC 328 scrum in Newport Beach, Calif. “Bro, he hasn’t shot any chickens in the world, how is he going to shoot a human? I don’t think the guy wants a war outside the cage; if he wanted it, he’d be dead already…Bro, in New Jersey, this is a Muslim community, it’s my home, so I don’t think he’s going to come out with a gun there. Otherwise, there would be a lot of people in jail.”
While the rhetoric continues to escalate, “Borz” admits there’s a silver lining.
“I love it,” Chimaev said. “I love the UFC, I love Sean Strickland and what he’s talking about — making a big fight, letting me make money.”
At this point, it’s clear the hostility won’t cool anytime soon — and if this is any indication, UFC 328 fight week could get even more chaotic and NSFW.
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