Dana White points to a decisive detail in Strickland's victory over Chimaev at UFC 328.

Dana White at a UFC event. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC

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Sean Strickland returned to the top of the middleweight division (up to 83,9 kg) last Saturday (9), defeating Khamzat Chimaev by split decision in the main event of UFC 328in New Jersey (USA). After the fight, Dana White analyzed the confrontation and highlighted the fifth round as a decisive factor for the American's victory. The UFC president also praised the champion's "strange" style and commented on the Russian's performance throughout the five rounds.

For Dana White, the main duel of UFC 328 It was extremely balanced until the final minutes. According to the UFC president, the winner was only decided in the last round, when Strickland managed to maintain a high level of performance and convince the judges. In addition to commenting on the close decision, the UFC boss also highlighted the two-time champion's main characteristics inside the octagon.

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“The way I scored the main event, it was 2-2 before the last round and I thought Strickland won the fifth round… Sean looked really good. He has a strange style, difficult to fight against. He’s a tough guy, resilient, and he just doesn’t give up,” White stated during the post-event press conference. UFC 328.

During the press conference, Dana White also spoke about the stance of Khamzat Shimaev In combat, the Russian, accustomed to dominating opponents through wrestling, spent more time exchanging blows standing up, something that caught the president's attention.

“The interesting thing is that, the first few times I saw him fight on Fight Island, he always talked a lot about his striking and his team. So I thought, ‘We haven’t really seen his striking against someone of a high level in a while.’ But I believe he had a complicated weight cut,” Dana analyzed.

UFC 328 results

MAIN CARD

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Sean Strickland derrotou Khamzat Shimaev by split decision of the judges (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) and won the middleweight belt

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Joshua Van derrotou Tatsuro Taira by technical knockout (punches) at 1:32 of round 5 and defended the flyweight title.

Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Alexander Volkov derrotou Waldo Cortes Acosta by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Sean brady derrotou Joaquin buckley by unanimous decision of the judges (30-25, 30-25, 30-27)

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): King Green derrotou Jeremy Stephens via submission (rear naked choke) at 4min20s of R1

PRELIMINARY CARD

Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Ateba Gautier defeated Ozzy Diaz by knockout (punches) at 1:10 of R2

Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Yaroslav Amosov defeated Joel alvarez by submission (Katagatame) at 1:13 of Round 2

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Grant dawson derrotou Mateusz Rebecki via submission (rear naked choke) at 4min48s of R3

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Jim Miller derrotou Jared gordon via submission (guillotine) at 3min29s of R1

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Roman Kopylov derrotou Marcus Tullius Learn by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): pat sabatini derrotou William Gomis by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Baisangur Susurkaev defeated Djorden Santos via submission (rear naked choke) at 4min12s of R3

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Jose Ochoa derrotou Clayton Carpenter by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)