LAS VEGAS – Stepping up for a five-round fight on short notice was no problem for Sean Strickland . After Kelvin Gastelum pulled out of the UFC Fight Night 217 main event just days before his scheduled bout against Nassourdine Imavov, Strickland (26-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) stepped up and performed impressively to return to the win column. The light heavyweight bout was the UFC Fight Night 217 main event at the UFC Apex and aired on ESPN+. It was the first main event for Imavov (12-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) in his UFC career, but it was one that proved Strickland was too much to handle over 25 minutes. Strickland began the fight in his typical style of marching forward as he invited Imavov to exchange punches
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