Khamzat Chimaev Kicks Sean Strickland At UFC Presser
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Khamzat Chimaev, Sean Strickland, the time for talk is (thankfully) over.
It's almost as if the fighters under that banner know it's the top feeder promotion for the UFC, and picking up impressive wins there is one of the surest ways to get a call from the big show. It may be just coincidence, but the LFA has what seems to be a preponderance of stoppages compared to many of its MMA promotional contemporaries.
After his impressive victory over Zalal, Sterling is now 3-1 as a featherweight, having also beaten Brian Ortega and Calvin Kattar, and losing only to undefeated contender Movsar Evloev. That streak has turned him into one of the top contenders for the featherweight title, currently held by Australian legend Alexander Volkanovski.
It's Fight Night north of the border on Saturday. UFC returns to Canada with a welterweight main event atop the marquee. Veteran Gilbert Burns looks to hold onto his spot in the rankings when he takes on Canada's own Mike Malott. It all goes down from the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg on Saturday.
UFC president Dana White gave his list of the best all-time UFC feuds ahead of the grudge match between Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland.
UFC Fight Night 274 in Las Vegas a week ago tied a record with 11 decisions at an event that otherwise would have been largely forgettable, anyway. But at UFC Fight Night 275 in Perth, the highlights came with regularity.