Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev are at it once more.
‘Borz’ will undoubtedly have his eyes on this weekend’s middleweight headliner between defending champion Dricus Du Plessis and former titleholder Sean Strickland. The 2 will shut out UFC 312 this Saturday night time when the promotion heads again to Sydney, Australia for its second pay-per-view occasion of the 12 months.
In all probability, Chimaev would be the subsequent man up whether or not it’s Du Plessis or Strickland who leaves The Land Down Beneath with middleweight gold strapped round their waist. And whereas the undefeated Chechen monster isn’t notably thought of with which fighter he faces, that didn’t cease him from taking a dig at ‘Tarzan’ whereas taking within the combat week festivities.
“Why are you child crying on a regular basis? Father didn’t offer you love or he confirmed his like to you an excessive amount of,” Chimaev wrote on X accompanied by a trio of laughing emojis.
Sean Strickland snaps again at ‘borz’
That sparked a powerful response from Strickland who took a dig at Khamzat Chimaev’s controversial relationship with Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov who has been accused of committing crimes in opposition to humanity, together with however not restricted to kidnapping, assassination, torture, and anti-gay purges within the Republic.
“Heres the factor my dad did hit me with some beer bottles a couple of times lmao I’ll admit it, made me the person i’m at this time… however I assure this little whore sucked off Kadyro.. clearly not ok since you needed to flee your nation,” Strickland snapped again.
In fact, Strickland was removed from executed there.
“#chechenwhore not the primary time you went to your knees,” Strickland wrote alongside a screenshot of Chimaev sparring with Kadyrov.
Although Chimaev and UFC CEO Dana White have denied it, Chimaev’s jiu-jitsu coach Alan Nascimento disclosed forward of UFC 294 that Chimaev was encountering difficulties getting into america, presumably due to his relationship with Kadyrov.
Because of this, Chimaev has relocated to the United Arab Emirates to assist mitigate his journey points.
“[Chimaev] simply acquired a 10-year visa in Abu Dhabi and can apply for a sort of passport right here within the UAE, one thing like a citizenship, that may very well be used for travels,” Nascimento informed MMA Combating. “Many Russian athletes are struggling with that. Chechens, Dagestani, Russians generally. However I believe issues will begin to circulate for Chimaev quickly, and for different athletes too.”
Chimaev has not competed within the U.S. since September 2022.