Back to the MMA Newsfeed

Sean Strickland Reveals That He “Mauled” Khamzat Chimaev During Grappling Exchanges In the Gym

MMA’s erratic bad boy and former UFC Middleweight Champion, Sean Strickland, spoke with MMA Junkie about UFC 320, and to discuss his own fighting future. During the interview, Strickland revealed that he had completed several training rounds with current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira in preparation for last Saturday’s main event. He described Pereira’s power as something that can end a sparring round at any given moment.

Sean and Alex
Sean and Alex

When the reporter brought up Magomed Ankalaev, who has trained with Strickland in the past, Sean dismissed any notion of conflict.