Ahead of his return tonight, Sean Strickland has seen details of his sparring sessions with Khamzat Chimaev released by the Chechen — who claims he handily “beat up” the incoming middleweight title challenger in the hours before his UFC 312 return.
Strickland, the current number one ranked middleweight challenger, will headline tonight’s UFC 312 card in Sydney, attempting to avenge a dubious loss to Dricus du Plessis in January of last year, and reclaim the division championship.
As for Chimaev, the current number three ranked middleweight contender — who has been tipped by promotional CEO, Dana White to challenge the victor of tonight’s main event between du Plessis, and Strickland, most recently made lightwork of Robert Whittaker at UFC 308 last October with a stunning face crank submission win.