Khamzat Chimaev shares unseen sparring footage with Sean Strickland

Khamzat Chimaev released a short sparring clip with Sean Strickland, a timely update connected to their prior training sessions before a scheduled championship meeting. Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland is set for the UFC 328 main event on May 9 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Chimaev (15-0) will put the middleweight title on the line against Strickland (30-7). The two briefly trained at Xtreme Couture MMA in Las Vegas, with tensions reported afterward, including comments attributed to Strickland about Chimaev's homeland of Chechnya. Strickland claims Chimaev did not show up when invited to settle matters, while Chimaev says witnesses know what happened. Strickland acknowledged tapping in sparring to Chimaev in "The Schmo," later calling it situational.