Sean Strickland: UFC champ Chimaev will sit a year after next fight

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Sean Strickland isn’t expecting to fight Khamzat Chimaev anytime soon. Former middleweight champion Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) will look to emerge as No. 1 contender when he takes on Anthony Hernandez (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 267 headliner (Paramount+) at Toyota Center in Houston. Potentially standing in his way is Nassourdine […]

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