Khamzat Chimaev vs Sean Strickland could get ugly, says UFC analyst

UFC analyst Din Thomas has given his thoughts on the upcoming title fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland.

In the main event of UFC 328, Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland will battle for the UFC middleweight championship. While Khamzat is considered to be the favorite by many, there is no denying that Sean has the skills necessary to cause him some problems – especially if the fight stays standing for a long period of time.

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Whatever the case may be in terms of the fight itself, there’s a decent chance things will get ugly the build-up. Strickland has never been one to shy away from voicing his opinions, and that is likely to increase pretty notably for a clash with Chimaev.

In a recent interview, Din Thomas gave his thoughts on Chimaev vs Strickland and how the lead-up could go.

Thomas on Strickland going after Chimaev

“I think it’s going to be real ugly,” Thomas told MMA Junkie. “I think they’re going to need extra security. I think it can get real ugly for a couple different reasons. Here’s what Sean Strickland is brilliant at: He can cross it sometimes, but not to the point where he gets canceled or it’s like, ‘We can’t have this guy fight no more.’

“You know Sean is going to say some crazy, wild stuff and he’s going to leave it at that and he’s going to wait for the fight. But we just don’t know what Chimaev and his people might do if they’re truly offended – what they might say or do if they’re truly offended.”

“I don’t know if I would go that route,” Thomas said. “I would focus on my game and not rile this guy up any more because you just never know. You can’t trust what he’s going to do – not even him. He might have some goons with him who just say, ‘I don’t care. We’re going to show up to Jersey and do what we do because I don’t care.’ You don’t know what these goons are going to do. If I’m Sean, I’m going to put on the show, but I’m not going to let it get too far. You’ve got to be careful.”

Quotes via MMA Junkie

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