Undisputed middleweight champion, Sean Strickland has denied any future title charge from the unbeaten, Khamzat Chimaev, claiming the Chechen does not deserve a shot at the division title, claiming he would only land a championship siege due to his drawing power.
Strickland, the current undisputed middleweight champion, most recently landed the title at UFC 293 back in September against former two-time titleholder, Israel Adesanya, handing the City Kickboxing staple a one-sided unanimous decision loss in Sydney, Australia.
As for Chimaev, last month the Chechyna native turned in his first outing since September of last year, landing a close, majority decision win over former welterweight champion and prior pound-for-pound number one, Kamaru Usman in the co-main event of UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.