Khamzat Chimaev made the walk to the octagon inside the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on May 9 as the undefeated middleweight champion of the world. He faced former training partner and former 185-pound titleholder Sean Strickland in the UFC 328 main event. Chimaev entered his first title defense as the betting favorite but left the cage with the first L on his record and without the middleweight belt