Khamzat Chimaev has issued UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland a warning.
Strickland (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) makes his first title defense against Dricus Du Plessis (20-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in the UFC 297 headliner Jan. 20 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Chimaev has trained with Strickland before at Xtreme Couture and praised him for being a good fighter. Strickland took aim at Belal Muhammad for showing Palestine support during it’s ongoing conflict with Israel but didn’t comment when Chimaev did.
Chimaev (13-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) was asked if he thinks Strickland is afraid of him.