Muslim comments during the UFC 328 build-up. The former champion vowed to avenge Khamzat Chimaev, stating Strickland crossed a line by attacking religion and family.

‘DC’ thinks Sean Strickland made things harder for himself on Saturday night. In the UFC 328 main event this past weekend, Strickland beat Khamzat Chimaev to become a two-time middleweight champion in MMA’s leading promotion. The American is now the ...

Luke Rockhold believes the judges could've had an ulterior motive when scoring Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland.

Middleweight champion, Khamzat Chimaev, suffered the first loss of his professional career (and his title) this past weekend (Sat., May 9, 2026), dropping a razor-close split decision to Sean Strickland in UFC 328’s main event inside Prudential Center in Newark,

Belal Muhammad isn't as forgiving as Khamzat Chimaev when it comes to Sean Strickland's hateful remarks against Islam.

Sean Strickland credited his wife Kimberly with being the key to his upset UFC title win over Khamzat Chimaev, saying she had been living like "a prisoner" for six months

In the co-main event, Joshua Van scored a late fifth-round knockout to defeat Tatsuro Taira and retain his UFC flyweight championship. But neither fighter walked away unscathed, with Van and Taira receiving indefinite suspensions from the athletic commission.