"“You guys want to hear something funny?” Strickland said at the post-fight press conference. “So on Tuesday, I'm sparring Johnny, that motherf-er, the PFL champ. And I'm at Plinio's gym, Cruz's gym, and he f-ing shoots on me, and I hit his brick-ass wall, and I separated my shoulder. So I had a Grade 1 AC joint separation on Tuesday.”"
"Ultimately, Strickland was able to overcome the injury, as he outlanded Chimaev by a 123-to-98 count in significant strikes. And though he was taken down nine times in the bout, Chimaev was only able to log 7:16 of control time in the 25-minute contest - and nearly five minutes of that occurred in Round 1."
"After being grounded for the majority of Round 1, Strickland gradually built momentum by turning the fight into a standup battle - where he was able to outduel his Chechen rival. Still, Strickland wasn't 100% during his upset victory due to an injury he sustained while sparring former Bellator champ Johnny Eblen."
"“There is something, unless you've experienced it, you just don't know what it's like,” Strickland said. “When you go and fight another man, your soul is just exposed. When you're f-king bleeding, and he's bleeding, I want to quit; he wants to quit, we don't want to be there, you just have this level of respect for one another. It transcends race, religion, nationality, country. It's something that you”"
Sean Strickland regained the UFC middleweight title with a split-decision win over Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 328 in Newark, New Jersey. Strickland was grounded for much of Round 1, then shifted the fight into a standup battle and outdueled his opponent. He was not fully healthy due to a Grade 1 AC joint separation from sparring Johnny Eblen the previous Tuesday. Strickland still outlanded Chimaev in significant strikes 123 to 98. Chimaev scored nine takedowns but controlled the fight for only 7:16 total, with nearly five minutes coming in Round 1. Strickland and Chimaev showed respect during and after the bout.
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