Khamzat Chimaev was fast to answer Sean Strickland’s name after he scored a dominant stoppage victory in the principle occasion of UFC Houston.
Strickland stepped into the Octagon for the primary time in over a yr and returned to the profitable column by defeating rising title contender Anthony Hernandez.
“Tarzan” managed the tempo along with his signature jab and used tee kicks to stop “Fluffy” from discovering a gap. Early within the third spherical, Strickland delivered a devastating knee to Hernandez’s midsection, inflicting Hernandez to retreat. However the former champion wasted no time in going for the ultimate blow, unleashing a flurry of punches and an uppercut. ‘Fluffy’ then went down, forcing referee Herb Dean to name for a stoppage on the 2:33 mark of the third spherical.
With this TKO victory, Sean Strickland not solely ended Hernandez’s UFC win streak at eight, but in addition returned him to the middleweight title along with his first end in practically three years.
After elevating his hand at UFC Houston, ‘Tarzan’ wasted no time and fired a shot at ‘Bolts’. In an Octagon interview, he stated:
“If Chimaev lastly comes off the bench right here, I would like that little Chechen look. However you by no means know what’s going to occur with him, brother. You by no means know what’s going to occur with that man, however that is what I would like.”
See Sean Strickland’s feedback under (1:30):
Khamzat Chimaev responds to Sean Strickland
Khamzat Chimaev, who was paying shut consideration to the dwell protection of UFC Houston, instantly responded to Sean Strickland.
In response to Strickland’s feedback, Chimaev reminded him of his two losses to Drix du Plessis and the way “Bolz” simply dethroned “Stillnox”. The present UFC middleweight champion posted on X:
“Habibi, settle down, I destroyed the man who hit you twice 🤫 American bastard 😂.”
All through the struggle week, “Tarzan” took quite a few pictures at “Bolts,” declaring that the Chechen-born Emirati gained the middleweight title final yr however has but to defend it.
After the struggle, Strickland additionally referred to as Chimaev a “clown” as a result of he was already attempting to maneuver as much as 205 kilos.
Take a look at the feedback under.
