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Khamzat Chimaev told Dana White that he wants to move up to Light Heavyweight, but he also tweeted at Sean Strickland that he would see him "soon again."
So, will Chimaev jump up and fight someone like Paulo Costa, or will we first get a rematch between him and Strickland?
BetOnline.ag released fight odds for those two possibilities, as well as a potential title bout between Strickland and Nassourdine Imavov.
Fight Odds
Khamzat Chimaev -500
Paulo Costa +375
Khamzat Chimaev -185
Sean Strickland +160
Nassourdine Imavov -110
Sean Strickland -110
Strickland won UFC’s 185-pound championship for the second time in his career on Saturday night, defeating Chimaev via split decision in a bout that never rose to the level of vitriol and threats of violence outside the cage both fighters engaged in ahead of the main event of UFC 328.
Strickland won two scorecards 48-47 while Chimaev took the other scorecard at 48-47 in front of a crowd of 17,783 fans at the Prudential Center.
“I should be a better (expletive) example when I try to sell these fights for you,” fans, Strickland said.
Chimaev lost for the first time in 16 pro fights.
Strickland appears to believe Nassourdine Imavov is next for him.
Strickland told the UFC 328 post-fight panel that he plans to get some rest and heal his busted nose before getting back to the action.
“Me and my girl, we’ve been in camp for over six months,” Strickland said. “You guys know how camp is. We don’t do things on weekends. We don’t travel. We don’t go out to eat. She’s pretty much my dietician. So, I’m gonna give her a break. I think, what did they say? Nassourdine’s next? So, he’s next. I’ll take a little breather. I wanna go support my boy Alex [Pereira] at the White House. I wanna watch him make history and get that third belt, but give me a little time, let my broken nose heal and let’s get back in there and get some fights going on. We must move forward.”
- Ean Lamb, Gamblig911.com
