Khamzat Chimaev is just not the one man UFC security could have to maintain Sean Strickland separate from in Newark.<\/strong><\/p>\n The polarizing American contender will headline Saturday\u2019s UFC 328 event on the Prudential Center, as he looks to develop into a two-time middleweight champion.<\/p>\n Strickland will challenge Chimaev, who remained undefeated when he did what his upcoming opponent did not do by dominating Dricus du Plessis last August.<\/p>\n The pair\u2019s heated feud has sparked talk of a confrontation during fight week, but \u2018Borz\u2019 is just not the one fighter who has been a goal of Strickland\u2019s on the microphone.<\/p>\n Sean Strickland and Khamzat Chimaev finally get the prospect to settle their bitter feud at Prudential Center, can the American beat the champ?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Dana White canceled Strickland\u2019s Paramount face-off with Chimaev over fears that the pair would come to blows.<\/p>\n The arrival of Josh Hokit in Newark for Friday\u2019s UFC White House press conference may spark similar worries after his recent exchange with the previous middleweight champ.<\/p>\n During a media scrum earlier this week, Strickland unloaded on Hokit\u2019s persona, which caused a stir in Miami ahead of the heavyweight contender\u2019s impressive win over Curtis Blaydes.<\/p>\n Strickland suggested the 29-year-old is simply too old to be playing a personality, comparing his schtick to a \u201913-year-old\u2019 Jake Paul.<\/p>\n Unsurprisingly, it has not taken long for \u2018The Incredible Hok\u2019 to reply.<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s fight\u2026 I\u2019ll show you the difference between me and Jake Paul,\u201d Hokit wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cShawn Strickland, complaining a few persona is sort of a circus clown complaining about too many balloons,\u201d he added in one other post. \u201cYou\u2019re just mad because my WWE skit has higher rankings than your personality.\u201d<\/p>\nWho wins within the most important event of UFC 328 on May 9?<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>Josh Hokit hits back at Sean Strickland after being in comparison with \u201913-year-old Jake Paul\u2019<\/h2>\n