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Sean Strickland suggests bad blood with Khamzat Chimaev was to ‘sell’ UFC 328 fight

The Independent·Alex Pattle·21 days ago
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Sean Strickland has suggested that his bitter feud with Khamzat Chimaev represented an attempt to sell their fight, with the admission coming after the American beat the Russian on Saturday . Strickland pulled off a major upset in the main event of UFC 328, outpointing Chimaev to become a two-time middleweight champion – two-and-a-half years after he dethroned Israel Adesanya in another shocking result. Strickland, 35, and Chimaev, 32, had traded numerous insults in the build-up to their bout, including vulgar attacks at Thursday’s press conference, which ended with the Russian kicking his former training partner . Sean Strickland (right) pulled off a huge upset, outpointing Khamzat Chimaev to win UFC gold (Getty) Yet they touched gloves numerous times during their fight in Newark, New Jersey, and embraced one another after the contest. “I sell fights,” Strickland explained at his post-fight press conference. “Look at the UFC, how f***ing boring it is. Really, the UFC is so f***ing boring.…

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