“He works hard, is in the gym all the time, and now he has a belt. He has a great team, a great coach - I was there and trained with this guy. Shawn stayed active and fought everyone, he earned this title.
Sean, if you stay up there, I’ll come for you!” Chimaev said in a release on his YouTube channel.
Let us remember that on September 10 at UFC 293, Strickland sensationally beat Israel Adesanya on points and took the championship title from him.