It all fell apart in his very first title defense. In a closely contested bout at the Prudential Center last night, Khamzat Chimaev lost to Sean Strickland by a split decision, who reclaimed the middleweight title for the second time.

Sean Strickland became a two-time middleweight champion by outlasting unbeaten Khamzat Chimaev in a split-decision win in the main event following a compelling week of bad blood. In the co-feature, J oshua Van made the first defense of his flyweight title against a determined Tatsuro Taira.

Khamzat Chimaev is surrounded by a very big team for his UFC 328 fight in Newark, New Jersey. This coming Saturday, Khamzat Chimaev makes the first defense of his middleweight title when he takes on Sean Strickland in the highly anticipated UFC 328 main event.