Sean Strickland is getting another crack at UFC middleweight gold on May 9th, and the former Bellator MMA\/ PFL champ at 185 pounds has offered his insights on that fight. Former divisional kingpin Strickland will look to climb the mountain once again when he battles current titleholder Khamzat Chimaev in the headliner of UFC 328.<\/p>\n
Eblen is no stranger to being in MMA championship scenarios, and he has long been described as one of the best middleweights in the world. A recent online beef with the UFC middleweight champion also emerged when Eblen was touting Strickland as someone who could beat Khamzat Chimaev<\/a> and regain the middleweight title.<\/p>\n When asked for his thoughts on that whole situation with Chimaev and the looming middleweight title defense for \u2018Borz\u2019 in the coming weeks as he faces his bitter rival Strickland, Eblen said [via Bowks Talking Bouts<\/a>],<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, I think, Strickland has a good chance at beating Chimaev with his style. You can\u2019t just manhandle Strickland like that. You can\u2019t just hold him down. Can\u2019t just wrestle him like he fought DDP.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI think if he makes it a fight like when he had a fight with Gilbert [Burns], where there was moments that; I mean, honestly, I think Chimaev kind of let Gilbert up a couple times because he didn\u2019t want to deal with the grappling, deal with the BJJ on the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Sean Strickland has a good shot at winning a dog fight vs. Khamzat Chimaev, per Eblen<\/p>\n