Strickland vs Chimaev – UFC 328: Strickland downs Chimaev on split decision
Summary
Sean Strickland won the UFC middleweight championship at UFC 328 by defeating Khamzat Chimaev with a split decision. In the co-main event, Joshua Van defended his flyweight title by stopping Tatsuro Taira in the fifth round.Key Facts
- Sean Strickland won the 185-pound UFC title for the second time by beating Khamzat Chimaev 2-1 on the judges’ scorecards.
- The fight took place at the Prudential Center with 17,783 fans watching.
- Chimaev, who lost for the first time in 16 fights, had a pre-fight rivalry with Strickland that included harsh words but remained professional during the match.
- Strickland apologized after the fight for using ethnic stereotypes to hype the match.
- Joshua Van defended his 125-pound flyweight title, winning by stoppage in the fifth round against Tatsuro Taira.
- Van and Taira’s fight was the first UFC title match between two fighters born in the 2000s.
- Other main card results: Sean Brady won by unanimous decision against Joaquin Buckley; King Green submitted Jeremy Stephens; Alexander Volkov won by unanimous decision over Waldo Cortes-Acosta.
- The event was UFC’s 11th stop in Newark and happened shortly before a UFC show hosted at the White House by President Donald Trump on June 14.
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