Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Sean
Strickland is always quick to commend his training partners and
he did so again recently while taking a shot at Khamzat
Chimaev.
Strickland (31-7) is currently helping Johnny
Eblen prepare for his next bout at
American Top Team in Florida, where Yaroslav
Amosov (30-1) trains. He managed to get in some grappling
rounds with the Ukrainian welterweight and claims his ground game
is superior to Chimaev’s.
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“He has better grappling than Chimaev,” Strickland said after their
training session.
“Hard partner, hard champion, but crazy, funny crazy,” Amosov said
on his YouTube channel.
Strickland was a massive underdog going into his middleweight title
challenge against Chimaev at
UFC 328 this past May. However, Chimaev was visibly gassed out
in the second round and was forced to abandon his wrestling-heavy
style. Strickland then outworked “Borz” on the feet en route to a
decision win.
Meanwhile, Amosov parted ways with Bellator
MMA after his lone career loss against Jason
Jackson in 2023. He signed with the UFC after a win on the
regional circuit and has finished both of his UFC opponents via
submission so far. His last outing, a submission win over Joel
Alvarez, was on the Chimaev vs. Strickland undercard.