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Dana White Announces UFC 328 Chimaev vs. Strickland and 5 More Events
- The UFC announced on Thursday that middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev will defend his 185-pound title against Sean Strickland at UFC 328. The bout takes place May 9 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
- Chimaev makes his first title defense since defeating Dricus in August. Strickland earned his title shot by knocking out Anthony Hernandez in February, returning to the win column.
- This event marks the promotion's first visit to Newark since the bantamweight title rematch between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley. Strickland previously competed at the Prudential Center two years ago, defeating Paulo Costa during the Islam Makhachev versus Dustin Poirier card.
- Supporting bouts include a heavyweight clash between Alexander Volkov and Waldo Cortes-Acosta. Sean Brady meets Joaquin Buckley at welterweight, while Jan Blachowicz faces Bogdan Guskov in a rematch.
- Early in his UFC run, Chimaev was dubbed a future champion after dominating three opponents in two months. He absorbed only one significant strike in his first four fights before capturing the middleweight crown.
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Khamzat Chimaev to defend middleweight title vs. Sean Strickland
Khamzat Chimaev is set to make his first defense of the UFC middleweight title against former champion Sean Strickland at UFC 328 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on May 9, the promotion announced Thursday. Chimaev (15-0) won the title with a lopsided unanimous decision over Dricus…
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