"The middleweight division is frozen over, man. And it's all because of that punk Chimaev. First, he has Ramadan, then surgery, then a year later he fights Imavov and rubs his genitals against him. Then he goes home to meet Kadyrov, then his balls hurt... Middleweight no longer exists. I'd rather try to fight for the belt in the light heavyweight division than stay in middleweight," stated Strickland on his YouTube channel.
Let us recall that Chimaev became champion in August by defeating Dricus Du Plessis by unanimous decision.
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