Sean Strickland is dialling up the heat ahead of his bout with Khamzat Chimaev, raising tensions before they even step into the octagon.
The two will meet at UFC 328 in New Jersey, headlining the card with a world title on the line.
But there’s already plenty of talk about what could happen during fight week, with some fans expecting things to get out of hand.
The UFC may want to bulk up security even more after hearing Sean Strickland‘s latest comments.
Khamzat Chimaev recently claimed Strickland would “run away” if he and his team tried to “jump” him.
In response, the American promised that there would be deadly consequences if anything like that happened.
“What I’m gonna do is I’m gonna pull out my gun, and I’m gonna shoot him,”
“I’ll tell you what, that being said, if Chimaev were to come up to me as a gentleman and say, ‘Hey, you know what? You said some things. You insulted my wife. I actually love sheep, it’s crazy,’ then I would be like, ‘I love goats, dude. Goat tastes good.’ He loves goats. We have that in common. I just don’t f— them.
“If you were to come up to me like a man, say, ‘You know what Sean? You said some things about my dad (Ramzan) Kadyrov.’ And I’d reply with: ‘Well mate, it wasn’t me who sold myself short.’ If he wanted to sort it out right there and then? I’d say fair enough.
“But if you come at me with three blokes from Chechnya who don’t speak English, then yeah – I’m pulling my gun.”
Before Strickland’s comments, White had already revealed plans to increase security ahead of UFC 328.
The UFC president is taking steps to prevent any pre-fight chaos between Chimaev and Strickland, acknowledging the heightened tension around the event.
Speaking on a live stream with Adin Ross, White said: “We’re beefing up everything, security and everything, going into New Jersey for that fight.”
He also noted: “That’s going to be a f—— crazy weekend.”
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