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Sean Strickland Is a Two-Time UFC Middleweight Champion. That Sentence Shouldn't Make Sense.

May 24, 2026 · competition-results, khamzat-chimaev

Sean Strickland is a two-time UFC middleweight champion. Not because it's hard to believe — it happened, the scorecards are real, the belt is around his waist — but because the entire narrative infrastructure the UFC built over the last two years just collapsed in Newark, New Jersey, and it's worth

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The Grappling Specialist Who Just Got Out-Grappled by a Striker Has Some Thoughts on Jiu-Jitsu

May 21, 2026 · competition-results, jiu-jitsu

When you've built your brand on being an unstoppable force of Dagestani wrestling and power grappling, admitting that a nuanced, often-misunderstood discipline like jiu-jitsu is 'one of the most important skills' for MMA success is… well, it’s a moment. For Khamzat Chimaev, that moment arrived on Ma

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Khamzat Chimaev's Corner Told Him He Was Winning. He Wasn't. Now He's Wrestling Dillon Danis to Earn a Rematch.

May 19, 2026 · athlete-news, competition-results

The fight wasn't decided in the Octagon. It was decided on the corner stool between rounds four and five.

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Derek Moneyberg Got a BJJ Black Belt in 3.5 Years. Now He's Suing Sean Strickland for Saying It Out Loud.

May 15, 2026 · anti-slapp, athlete-news

Derek Moneyberg is suing Sean Strickland. For a hotel hallway comment, and the implication that a financial influencer with zero competition record might not be a legitimate BJJ black belt.

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Khamzat Chimaev Just Lost His First Fight. The Narrative Was Always the Problem.

May 10, 2026 · competition-results, khamzat-chimaev

Khamzat Chimaev lost a fight last night. It's a short sentence.

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Sean Strickland Is a Two-Time UFC Middleweight Champion. That Sentence Shouldn't Make Sense.

May 10, 2026 · competition-results, khamzat-chimaev

Sean Strickland is the UFC middleweight champion. You can read that twice.

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Strickland Broke His Nose at UFC 328. He Won Anyway.

May 10, 2026 · championship, competition-results

The nose broke somewhere in the middle rounds. You could see it in the blood, the angle of it, the way Strickland blinked and reset.

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Tsarukyan Says Chimaev Cut 46 Pounds for UFC 328 Tonight — The 'Unstoppable' Champion May Have Wrecked Himself to Get There

May 09, 2026 · arman-tsarukyan, khamzat-chimaev

Khamzat Chimaev shed 46 pounds to stand on a scale in Newark and hear "185." Arman Tsarukyan, his training partner and the UFC lightweight champion, told media before UFC 328 that Chimaev dropped 21 kilograms to make weight for tonight's middleweight title defense against Sean Strickland. Chimaev st

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