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Sean Strickland slams Khamzat Chimaev in fiery speech about American values: ‘You [sold] your soul to a terrorist dictator’

Former undisputed middleweight champion, Sean Strickland has unleashed a brutal tirade aimed at unbeaten UFC star, Khamzat Chimaev — claiming the Chechen fighter “sold” himself to alleged dictator, Ramzan Kadyrov — poking at their infamous relationship.

Strickland, who retains the number one rank in the official middleweight division, has been sidelined since he featured in the co-headliner of UFC 302, landing an impressive split decision win over former title chaser, Paulo Costa in the pair’s high-stakes pairing in New Jersey.

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As for Chimaev, the unbeaten middleweight challenger has been sidelined since he took co-main event honors at UFC 294 back in October, landing a controversial majority decision win over former pound-for-pound number one and welterweight titleholder, Kamaru Usman.