Sean Strickland threatens to shoot Khamzat Chimaev before UFC 328
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Updated · MMA Fighting · Apr 30
Sean Strickland threatens to shoot Khamzat Chimaev before UFC 328
12 articles · Updated · MMA Fighting · Apr 30
At a Wednesday media scrum, Strickland said he would pull a gun if they met before next Saturday's middleweight title fight in Newark, New Jersey.
He linked the threat to Chimaev's ties to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who is sanctioned by the United States and other countries, and said any confrontation could turn deadly.
The remarks further inflamed an already bitter build-up to Chimaev's first title defence; a later report said Chimaev laughed off the comments and kept training.
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