Sean Strickland defeats previously undefeated Khamzat Chimaev to win the UFC middleweight championship at UFC 328 in Newark, New Jersey. All outlets report that the bout ends in a split decision, with the champion-and-challenger scorecards coming out close across the five rounds. Reported totals include 48-47, 48-47, and 47-48 in favor of Strickland on two judges’ cards, while Chimaev wins the other card 48-47. Sky Sports, BBC Sport and other outlets describe Strickland’s victory as his second time holding the middleweight title. Fox News adds that Strickland reveals he fought with a shoulder injury during the fight, while other coverage focuses on the result rather than the injury. The New York Post and other sources specify the split decision and the detailed scoring (including 48-47, 47-48, 48-47). Al Jazeera and Forbes also characterize the result as an upset and note that the fight does not match the level of hype expected, while Forbes includes additional event-level results and analysis beyond the main event.
Sean Strickland defeats Khamzat Chimaev to regain UFC middleweight title at UFC 328
Sean Strickland defeats previously undefeated Khamzat Chimaev to win the UFC middleweight championship at UFC 328 in Newark, New Jersey. All outlets report that the bout ends in a split decision, with...
- Sean Strickland defeats Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 328 for the UFC middleweight title.
- The fight is decided by split decision after five rounds.
- Judges’ scorecards are reported as close: two 48-47 cards for Strickland and one 48-47 card for Chimaev.
- The result gives Strickland a second reign as middleweight champion.
- Fox News reports Strickland fights with a shoulder injury.
NEWARK, New Jersey — Sean Strickland won UFC’s 185-pound championship for the second time in his career on Saturday night, defeating Khamzat Chimaev via split decision in a bout that never rose to the level of vitriol and threats of violence outside the cage both fighters engaged in ahead of the main event of UFC 328. Strickland won two scorecards 48-47 while Chimaev took the other scorecard at 48-47 in front of a crowd of 17,783 fans at the Prudential Center. Strickland, the second former middleweight to regain the title, mimed putting the belt around his waist after the fifth […]...Keep on reading: UFC: Sean Strickland nips Khamzat Chimaev to win middleweight title
3 months agoSean Strickland upset previously undefeated Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 328 to reclaim the middleweight title after five hard-fought rounds, revealing he had a shoulder injury.
3 months agoSean Strickland upsets Khamzat Chimaev to win by split decision and claim the middleweight title at UFC 328 in Newark, New Jersey.
3 months agoSean Strickland won UFC's middleweight championship for the second time in his career on Saturday night, defeating Khamzat Chimaev via split decision in UFC 328.
3 months agoSean Strickland won 48–47, 48–47 and 47–48 against Khamzat Chimaev in a fight that failed to live up to its hype.
3 months agoUSA's Sean Strickland scored a split decision victory over previously unbeaten Khamzat Chimaev, 48-47, 47-48, 48-47, in the main event of UFC 328.
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