Khamzat Chimaev responds to Strickland's UFC challenge and humiliates his rival in response.

Chimaev faces his opponent before the UFC fight. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

Khamzat Shimaev He was not impressed by the challenge posed by Sean Strickland after his victory at UFC Houston, held last Saturday (21). In the main fight of the event, the American derrotou anthony hernandez And he wasted no time in provoking the Chechen champion with a possible duel in the following match, a situation that made 'Lobo' recall the loudmouth's defeats to Dricus Du Plessis, his last victim in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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In a post on 'X', Chimaev responded to the challenge in a provocative tone, asking his rival to calm down and emphasizing that he had already dominated the athlete responsible for defeating him on two occasions, in addition to ending the message with an insult directed at the American, accompanied by laughing emojis.

“Relax, my partner. I destroyed the guy who beat you twice. You American bitch,” Chimaev wrote.

Habibi calm down, I destroyed the guy who beat you twice 🤫
American bitch 😂

— Khamzat Shimaev (@KChimaev) February 22, 2026

Sean Strickland beat Anthony Hernandez at UFC Houston

Sean Strickland won anthony hernandez at UFC Houston. Photo Instagram / UFC

Sean Strickland didn't give a chance anthony hernandez And he ended his rival's eight-fight winning streak in the main event of UFC Houston. In a duel marked by provocations in the period leading up to the fight, the American controlled the action with jabs and front kicks, neutralized his opponent's takedown attempts and, in the third round, connected with a knee to 'Fluffy's' stomach, paving the way to finish the fight with a sequence of powerful punches.

Sean Strickland finishes anthony hernandez in the 3rd RD!

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