Khamzat Chimaev takes nasty shot at Sean Strickland, deceased father

Khamzat Chimaev went after Sean Strickland during UFC 312 fight week.

Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images

All kinds of lines are crossed in the UFC middleweight division, and Khamzat Chimaev went after former champion and upcoming title challenger Sean Strickland on Wednesday.

Strickland's a former teammate of Chimaev, though he's not much a fan of the Chechen fighter or his political ties outside of the Octagon. Undefeated at 14-0, Chimaev has caught a lot of flak for his support of Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the Chechen Republic.

Khamzat Chimaev is currently the UFC's #3-ranked middleweight contender. / Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images

Strickland doesn't see eye-to-eye with Chimaev, the American going off on Chimaev and Kadyrov throughout UFC 312 fight week prior to his rematch with Dricus du Plessis on Saturday.

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Middleweights such as Israel Adesanya and du Plessis have heard a decent amount of insults from Strickland, the American only getting a taste of his own medicine on a few occasions - namely January of last year, when du Plessis riled up Strickland by mentioning his late abusive father at the UFC 297 press conference.

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The former champion had a pretty dark childhood - one du Plessis and Chimaev are not afraid to bring up as they gear up for battle. "Borz" posted a picture of Strickland's father on Wednesday, with the following caption:

"Why are you baby crying all the time? Father didn't give you love or he showed his love to you too much."

Still yet to win a title, Khamzat Chimaev is a ruthless fighter not just with his grappling but his words, too. Ranked #3 at middleweight, Chimaev could be next in line for a title fight vs. the winner of the du Plessis and Strickland at UFC 312.

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Sean Strickland will try to reclaim the middleweight belt in a rematch with Dricus du Plessis at UFC 312. / Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images

Chimaev has won 8 fights in a row in the UFC, choking out Robert Whittaker at UFC 308 his last time out.

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