{"id":38114,"date":"2026-05-06T15:09:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Khamzat-Chimaev-shares-unseen-sparring-footage-with-Sean-Strickland-201090"},"modified":"2026-05-06T15:09:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:09:36","slug":"khamzat-chimaev-shares-unseen-sparring-footage-with-sean-strickland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/khamzat-chimaev-shares-unseen-sparring-footage-with-sean-strickland\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamzat Chimaev shares unseen sparring footage with Sean Strickland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/khamzat-chimaev-shares-unseen-sparring-footage-with-sean-strickland.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Khamzat-Chimaev-280021\">Khamzat<br \/>\nChimaev<\/a> has shared a glimpse of his sparring with <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Sean-Strickland-30452\">Sean<br \/>\nStrickland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chimaev will put his middleweight title on the line against<br \/>\nStrickland in the main event at <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-328-Chimaev-vs-Strickland-111957\"><br \/>\nUFC 328<\/a> on May 9 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.<br \/>\nThere is some serious beef between Chimaev and Strickland from<br \/>\ntheir time training together.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> Chimaev (15-0) briefly trained with Strickland (30-7) at the<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fightfinder.php?search=yes&amp;association=Xtreme%20Couture\"><br \/>\nXtreme Couture MMA<\/a> in Las Vegas. Things allegedly went sour<br \/>\nbetween the two after Strickland made insensitive comments about<br \/>\nChimaev\u2019s homeland of Chechnya. Strickland claims Chimaev didn\u2019t<br \/>\nshow up when invited to settle things like men. Meanwhile, Chimaev<br \/>\nsays those who saw them train together know what went down.<\/p>\n<p>Chimaev also made Strickland tap out in sparring, which the<br \/>\nAmerican admitted in a previous interview with \u201cThe Schmo.\u201d<br \/>\nHowever, Strickland has since dismissed it as a situational<br \/>\ngrappling session.<\/p>\n<p>Strickland has recently accused Chimaev of bullying lesser fighters<br \/>\nin the gym. \u201cBorz\u201d finally posted a short clip of a sparring<br \/>\nsession with Strickland. Watch it below:<\/p>\n<p><center readability=\"0.48514851485149\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"2.4257425742574\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am bullying weak people \ud83d\ude02 <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dVVM3wTxpg\">pic.twitter.com\/dVVM3wTxpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Khamzat-Chimaev-280021\">Khamzat<br \/>\nChimaev<\/a> (@KChimaev) <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KChimaev\/status\/2051806833740791925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><br \/>\nMay 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khamzat Chimaev has shared a glimpse of his sparring with Sean Strickland. Chimaev will put his middleweight title on the line against Strickland in the main event at UFC 328 on May 9 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. There is some serious beef between Chimaev and Strickland from their time training together. 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