Khamzat Chimaev lauded Sean Strickland for his big upset win over Israel Adesanya. Strickland (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) dethroned Adesanya to become middleweight champion at UFC 293 earlier this month, sweeping the judges’ scorecards for a unanimous decision win. Having trained with Strickland before at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, Chimaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) was happy to see him become champion after putting the work in. “He works hard, deserves it,” Chimaev said on his YouTube channel . “The guy is always in the gym. Now he’s got the belt
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