Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland have been positioned at a large distance heading into the ultimate showdown, however Strickland nonetheless did his finest to sting Chimaev.
On Friday night time, the UFC held a ceremonial weigh-in forward of UFC 328, the place all fighters shared their closing showdown earlier than the massive occasion. Properly, every thing besides the principle occasion.
On Thursday after the UFC 328 press convention, Chimaev and Strickland, who will struggle for the middleweight title on Saturday, obtained into an altercation throughout their confrontation, with Chimaev kicking Strickland earlier than safety separated them. This time, the UFC took no probabilities and saved the 2 fighters far other than one another. As such, though no bodily blows have been inflicted, Strickland used the microphone to insult his rival, even claiming that “Bolts” was not really contributing to the struggle.
“I am going to do it proper now, you guys. You rattling coward tried to kick me like a fucking pussy!” Strickland yelled. “You fucking puncher! This son of a bitch did not even achieve weight, you dishonest bastard! Fuck you, son of a whore! Asshole!”
Chimaev appeared to have issue reducing weight for this struggle, hitting the 185-pound restrict, which appeared tough on the scales. Nonetheless, as has been the case all week, Chimaev didn’t particularly handle Strickland’s feedback, as a substitute issuing an ominous warning to his opponents.
“I really like this son of a bitch,” Chimaev stated. “I am going to present it to you tomorrow night time.”
UFC 328 takes place tomorrow night time, with the principle card beginning at 9pm ET on Paramount+.
