Chimaev kicked Strickland at the Battle of looks before the UFC tournament

Russian fighter Khamzat Chimaev, who represents the United Arab Emirates (UAE), kicked his American opponent Sean Strickland during a traditional battle of looks after a press conference before the UFC 328 tournament. This was reported by the newspaper Sport-Express on May 7.

The publisher reports that the fighters came face to face and continued to say insults to each other, after which Chimaev kicked Strickland. Because of this, there was an altercation between the two fighters. They were dragged away from each other to different corners of the stage.

Chimaev is the current UFC middleweight champion, he has won 15 professional fights. Strikeland fought 37 fights, of which he won 30. The UFC 328 tournament will be held on the night of May 9-10 at the Prudential Center Arena in Newark (USA).

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On April 26, the Turkish portal Karar reported that a mass brawl involving spectators took place in the city of Trabzon at a boxing tournament after a duel with Russian athlete Sergey Gorokhov. According to the publication, Gorokhov fought a title fight according to the UBO version against Turkish boxer Emirkhan Kalkan and won. There were tense episodes between the sides during the duel, and after it ended, the situation escalated.