The UFC isn\u2019t risking anything derailing the middleweight title fight this weekend.<\/strong><\/p>\n This coming Saturday, the premier MMA promotion returns to Newark, Latest Jersey for UFC 328, headlined by a middleweight title fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland.<\/p>\n Despite previously being teammates, \u2018Borz\u2019 and Strickland have been locked into a particularly bitter rivalry which has been expected to succeed in boiling point before they step into the Octagon.<\/p>\n Not way back, Strickland made comments that he would \u2018shoot\u2019 the Chechen and his team in the event that they jumped him during fight week.<\/p>\n Sean Strickland is believed to have the striking advantage over Khamzat Chimaev.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The UFC has already taken drastic measures to be sure that there aren\u2019t any unnecessary meetings between Chimaev\u2019s team and Strickland, with the 2 reportedly staying in separate hotels.<\/p>\n Not only that, but Dana White canceled the brand new Paramount+ face offs that most important event fighters have been partaking in because the starting of the 12 months.<\/p>\n And now, only a matter of days away from their highly-anticipated clash, Chimaev\u2019s coaches have warned the team to not stir any drama during fight week.<\/p>\n \u201cKhamzat\u2019s team nor anyone on it that\u2019s a part of his entourage or whatever you ought to call it, goes to jeopardize that chance,\u201d Brendan Allen told MMAJunkie<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI promise you that no person goes to do anything to jeopardize it. Now if someone approaches them and tries to place hands on them, hey, they\u2019re not chargeable for that. But so far as them initiating and starting an issue, I highly doubt that happens. There will probably be a number of repercussions for anyone who does that outside of the UFC or anything like that.<\/p>\n \u201cI highly doubt you see anything come from their side. Everyone knows what\u2019s at stake and just like the coaches said: In the event you care about Khamzat, you won\u2019t do anything fight week. You\u2019ll let every part be and let Khamzat handle the job how he\u2019s going to handle it come fight night.\u201d<\/p>\n This coming Thursday there may be a pre-fight press conference scheduled with just the most important and co-main event fighters scheduled to participate.<\/p>\n And with that, there is anticipated to be a particularly heightened amount of security on job in case anything kicks off.<\/p>\n Strickland has joked that he will probably be in handcuffs throughout fight week stating that the UFC are attempting to limit his interactions with the champion.<\/p>\nIf Sean Strickland is capable of stop Khamzat Chimaev\u2019s dominant wrestling, how much of a likelihood do you give him?\ud83e\udd14<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>Brendan Allen says Chimaev\u2019s team has been warned about kicking off<\/h2>\n
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