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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Apr 30
Sean Strickland threatens to shoot Khamzat Chimaev at UFC Performance Institute
Updated
Updated · Yahoo Sports · Apr 30

Sean Strickland threatens to shoot Khamzat Chimaev at UFC Performance Institute

6 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Apr 30
  • At a Las Vegas Q&A, Strickland said he would be "strapped" in New Jersey ahead of their UFC 328 main event on 9 May.
  • He also used anti-Chechen slurs and said he would shoot Chimaev's associates, escalating already heated pre-fight rhetoric around the bout.
  • The remarks add to Strickland's long record of inflammatory comments and could intensify scrutiny of UFC promotion and security before fight week.
Could rising tensions between Strickland and Chimaev spill beyond the Octagon, and how prepared is UFC to handle real-world violence?
With Strickland's repeated hate speech and threats, will UFC finally impose real consequences, or does controversy just fuel the brand?