{"id":354746,"date":"2026-05-09T02:35:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T07:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/dana-white-says-hes-excited-by-not-scared-of-violent-chimaev-strickland-talk"},"modified":"2026-05-09T02:35:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T07:35:54","slug":"dana-white-says-hes-excited-by-not-scared-of-violent-chimaev-strickland-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/dana-white-says-hes-excited-by-not-scared-of-violent-chimaev-strickland-talk","title":{"rendered":"Dana White Says He is &#8216;Excited&#8217; By, Not Scared Of Violent Chimaev-Strickland Speak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Dana White<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">I&#8217;m &#8216;Excited,&#8217; Not Frightened &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">By Violent Chimaev-Strickland Trash Talk!<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-09T00:30:39-07:00\"><br \/>\n               May 9, 2026<br \/>\n              12:30 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-9c891c33df73805ee0e21830cbeb2109\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-7f268f44-2100-4d8f-b131-e085e5e3bce8-1788473665-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-7f268f44-2100-4d8f-b131-e085e5e3bce8-1788473665-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Alex Pantoja\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/c0\/16by9\/2026\/05\/08\/c0f533e5a69247dbbea7313728fe9f41_md.png\" alt=\"050826 dana white kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9c891c33df73805ee0e21830cbeb2109--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b56234160d56e98a058243dd8bffe867\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/dana-white\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Dana White<\/strong><\/a> is the opposite of frightened leading up to the HEATED UFC 328 main event matchup between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/khamzat-chimaev\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Khamzat Chimaev<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>and <strong>Sean Strickland<\/strong>, telling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sports\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>TMZ Sports<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; &#8220;It&#8217;s exciting!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b56234160d56e98a058243dd8bffe867--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a35c3846139ac045b110804664aa9ece\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t scare me,&#8221; the UFC honcho said Friday in Manhattan, referencing all the insane trash talk leading up to Saturday&#8217;s fight card.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a35c3846139ac045b110804664aa9ece--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4ed2117f06a0da2f5e33e525acd6fed4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default \">\n<div id=\"cb-4ed2117f06a0da2f5e33e525acd6fed4-695135452-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>\n   THE PRESS CONFERENCE HASN&#8217;T EVEN STARTED YET AND STRICKLAND AND KHAMZAT ARE ALREADY GOING AT IT \ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f Khamzat: &#8220;I&#8217;m gonna be your daddy in the cage. Sit down b*tch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f Strickland: &#8220;You f*cking Chechnyan wh*re. Go back to the country you fled.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ijOXlvLFMa\">pic.twitter.com\/ijOXlvLFMa<\/a><br \/>\n       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampRDS\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@ChampRDS<\/a>\n     <\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4ed2117f06a0da2f5e33e525acd6fed4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-60f0873b01c6db6398d38199d5e19f22\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been a minute since I&#8217;ve had a fight that&#8217;s had this much heat on it. Ya know, it&#8217;s exciting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-60f0873b01c6db6398d38199d5e19f22--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-321342e256f48ea2f8c737f5c5251e28\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Chimaev and Strickland is unlike any fight the promotion has had for years &#8212; and potentially ever &#8212; as the fighters, two of the best in the world, have promised extreme violence &#8230; and not just in the Octagon.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-321342e256f48ea2f8c737f5c5251e28--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-adccd9ae65661a708ea695a2bf70dda2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In fact, Khamzat and Sean have literally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/07\/khamzat-chimaev-kicks-sean-strickland-ufc-presser\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>threatened to kill each other<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-adccd9ae65661a708ea695a2bf70dda2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5f410aa68bba58fe0c8cb29b4a7107ee\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260507_9cd7d018a71c4eedb7f7257c1368da39\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:21189d57-8c70-4c3c-b542-e2b667c01df2\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9c\/4by3\/2026\/05\/07\/9cd7d018a71c4eedb7f7257c1368da39_md.jpg\" alt=\"sub Khamzat Chimaev of Russia kicks Sean Strickland during a face off getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5f410aa68bba58fe0c8cb29b4a7107ee--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1f02d768b1246f7ed38ac3d3f6c24910\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Of course, the UFC is well aware of the hatred between the guys, and that&#8217;s why, when it came time for a media event to promote the card on Thursday, they were seated at opposite ends of the stage.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1f02d768b1246f7ed38ac3d3f6c24910--><\/p>\n<section 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