Khamzat Chimaev’s first title defence has been confirmed, as he prepares to put the UFC middleweight belt on the line against ...

Welterweight champion Khamzat Chimaev will his his title on the line for the first time at UFC 328 on May 9 at the Prudential ...

Khamzat Chimaev is set to make his first UFC middleweight title defense against Sean Strickland.

UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev has his first title defense booked. Chimaev is set to defend the 185-pound crown against Sean Strickland at UFC 328 in Newark, New Jersey, on May 9.

Khamzat Chimaev will defend his middleweight title against former champion Sean Strickland at UFC 328, UFC CEO Dana White ...

Khamzat Chimaev vs Sean Strickland UFC 328 main event. After he won the UFC middleweight world title last August against ...

UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev will return to the Octagon sooner than expected, and Nassourdine Imavov won't be his opponent.

Poor Imavov. Today (Thurs., March 12, 2026), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO Dana White announced that Middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev will make the first defense of his title against ...

Khamzat Chimaev will face Sean Strickland at UFC 328 as part of a bumper billing before the White House card. White recently ...

Strickland won the title in 2023 when he defeated longtime champ Israel Adesanya, lost the belt in his next outing to Du Plessis at UFC 297, rebounded with a win over Paulo Costa ...

The middleweight title picture has a clear direction. Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland has been announced as the headliner for UFC 328, scheduled for May 9 in Newark, New Jersey.