Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev are at it once more.
‘Borz’ will undoubtedly have his eyes on this weekend’s middleweight headliner between defending champion Dricus Du Plessis and former titleholder Sean Strickland. The 2 will shut out UFC 312 this Saturday night time when the promotion heads again to Sydney, Australia for its second pay-per-view occasion of the 12 months.
In all chance, Chimaev would be the subsequent man up whether or not or not it’s Du Plessis or Strickland who leaves The Land Down Beneath with middleweight gold strapped round their waist. And whereas the undefeated Chechen monster isn’t notably thought-about with which fighter he faces, that didn’t cease him from taking a dig at ‘Tarzan’ whereas taking within the battle week festivities.
“Why are you baby crying all the time? Father didn’t give you love or he showed his love to you too much,” Chimaev wrote on X accompanied by a trio of laughing emojis.
Heres the factor my dad did hit me with some beer bottles a few times lmao I’ll admit it, made me the person i’m in the present day… however I assure this little whore sucked off Kadyro.. clearly not adequate since you needed to flee your nation. https://t.co/3ibyASVAxS
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) February 6, 2025
Sean Strickland snaps again at ‘borz’
That sparked a powerful response from Strickland who took a dig at Khamzat Chimaev’s controversial relationship with Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov who has been accused of committing crimes towards humanity, together with however not restricted to kidnapping, assassination, torture, and anti-gay purges within the Republic.
“Heres the thing my dad did hit me with some beer bottles once or twice lmao I will admit it, made me the man i am today… but I guarantee this little whore sucked off Kadyro.. obviously not good enough because you had to flee your country,” Strickland snapped again.
In fact, Strickland was removed from achieved there.
“#chechenwhore not the first time you went to your knees,” Strickland wrote alongside a screenshot of Chimaev sparring with Kadyrov.
Although Chimaev and UFC CEO Dana White have denied it, Chimaev’s jiu-jitsu coach Alan Nascimento disclosed forward of UFC 294 that Chimaev was encountering difficulties getting into the USA, presumably due to his relationship with Kadyrov.
Because of this, Chimaev has relocated to the United Arab Emirates to assist mitigate his journey points.
“[Chimaev] just got a 10-year visa in Abu Dhabi and will apply for a type of passport here in the UAE, something like a citizenship, that could be used for travels,” Nascimento advised MMA Preventing. “Many Russian athletes are suffering with that. Chechens, Dagestani, Russians in general. But I think things will start to flow for Chimaev soon, and for other athletes too.”
Chimaev has not competed within the U.S. since September 2022.
