Conor McGregor is eyeing the UFC middleweight title. UFC 328 hits Newark this weekend with Khamzat Chimaev defending his middleweight title towards Sean Strickland in the primary occasion. The cardboard airs reside from Prudential Heart on Could 9. Conor McGregor stirred issues up on X yesterday by posting in regards to the occasion and calling the 185-pound belt “my 185lb UFC title.”
Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland at UFC 328
Chimaev claimed the middleweight strap final August with a unanimous choice over Dricus du Plessis. That win capped a run the place he beat former champions Kamaru Usman, Robert Whittaker, and du Plessis. Undefeated at 15-0, the Chechen fighter from Sweden now faces his first protection.
Strickland, from Corona, California, goes 30-7 into the battle. He shocked Israel Adesanya with a unanimous choice to seize the title again in 2023. Losses to du Plessis in his first protection and the rematch adopted in 2025, however he bounced again with a knockout of Anthony Hernandez in February.
Dana White bumped safety after the matchup announcement in March. Strickland mentioned he’d carry a gun if Chimaev’s crew tried something exterior the cage. Chimaev brushed it off in a media scrum, labeling Strickland a clown who talks large however lacks motion.
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Chimaev additionally referred to as out McGregor just lately for a boxing match underneath the Zuffa Boxing banner. He praised McGregor’s standup abilities and mentioned it might draw large cash.
McGregor wrote on X: “Very excited for the Newark, New Jersey @ufc card, with my 185lb @ufc title on the road! TUNE IN ON @UFConParamount.” Followers learn it as a reply to Chimaev’s callout or a touch at middleweight plans.
Very excited for the Newark, New Jersey @ufc card, with my 185lb @ufc title on the road!
TUNE IN ON @UFConParamount— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) May 4, 2026
McGregor held featherweight and light-weight titles, plus one welterweight win over Donald Ccerrone. He by no means competed at 185.
Tickets went on sale March 20. The battle tops a card with prelims and major assist bouts nonetheless filling out. Broadcast runs on Paramount, matching McGregor’s plug. Strickland eyes two-time champ standing; Chimaev goals to remain good.
