Tonight’s UFC 328 event was headlined by a middleweight title fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland.
Chimaev (15-1 MMA) was returning to action for the first time since claiming the promotion‘s middleweight title with a lopsided decision victory over Dricus Du Plessis this past August at UFC 319. Prior to that title-earning triumph, ‘Borz’ was coming off wins over former UFC champions Kamaru Usman and Robert Whittaker.
Meanwhile, Sean Strickland (31-7 MMA) was most previously competed this past February, where he earned an impressive third-round TKO victory over Anthony Hernandez. Prior to that win, the brash American was coming off a decision loss to Dricus Du Plessis in a fight for the promotion’s middleweight title at UFC 312.
Tonight’s UFC 328 main event proved to be a hard fought back and forth affair. Khamzat Chimaev had a dominant opening rounds, smothering Sean Strickland on the canvas. However, the American stormed back in round two, even landing a takedown of his own. Rounds three, four and five were basically contested on the feet, and although both men landed good shots, it was Strickland who ultimately walked away with a split decision victory after twenty-five minutes of cage time.
Official UFC 328 Results: Sean Strickland def. Khamzat Chimaev by split decision
Check out how the pros reacted to ‘Chimaev vs. Strickland’ below:
Takedown defense for Strickland is holding up after round 1. He still needs to land significant strikes to sway a decision. lots of fight left. #UFC328
What a performance by Strickland and an amazing fight. 48-47 Sean was the correct score. Had it tied going into the final round and Strickland did enough to pull off the final round 👏 #UFC328
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