Sean Strickland shocked the world Saturday, becoming the first man to defeat Khamzat Chimaev while winning the UFC middleweight championship for the second time.<\/p>\n
Strickland was a +350 underdog and Chimaev a -470 favorite ahead of their main-event bout at UFC 328 in Newark. Here’s a taste of how the MMA world digested Strickland’s split-decision victory:<\/p>\n
Holy shit !!! Wow and new<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sean O’Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) May 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Holy shit!!! Sean pulled it off. That was a coin flip fight, it came down to the wire and in the end, I believe it was Sean\u2019s volume that won him the fight. There\u2019s nothing controversial about the result, Sean earned it. #UFC328<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) May 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n whatever was decided, it was already before the match. \u2014 Jiri BJP Prochazka (@jiri_bjp) May 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n I said that! \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2642\ufe0f bad weight cut sucks! https:\/\/t.co\/QDaRMOEJ2L<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 GILBERT BURNS DURINHO (@GilbertDurinho) May 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Hahahaha pic.twitter.com\/yMzkqP12gt<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Paulo Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) May 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n This wolf is a \ud83d\udc29 poodle . Give me him asap<\/p>\n \u2014 Paulo Costa (@BorrachinhaMMA) May 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n What a performance by Strickland and an amazing fight. 48-47 Sean was the correct score. Had it tied going into the final round and Strickland did enough to pull off the final round \ud83d\udc4f #UFC328<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) May 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Wow that decision \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udfff\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udfff<\/p>\n \u2014 KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) May 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Strickland the king of the upsets \ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f\ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n \u2014 Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) May 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n I\u2019m gonna put your lights out @SStricklandMMA<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Imavov Nassourdine (@imavov1) May 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n WHAT CAN I SAY?!….. I KNOW BALL!!!!! Called the fight exactly how I expected except for Sean pressuring forward… AND NEW!!#andnew<\/a> #ufc328<\/a> #iknowball<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Corey ‘Overtime’ Anderson (@CoreyA_MMA) May 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Somebody lost a lot of money!<\/p>\n \u2014 Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) May 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Strickland still sucks<\/p>\n \u2014 Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) May 10, 2026<\/a>
You can show the world anything, but you have to live this role to the fullest.
Big congrats to Sean, to show strength and handle this pressure.
On the other side, pure hate in pressconference and smile in the cage ?
No, we\u2026<\/p>\n
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