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Monster Energy's Sean Strickland Claims UFC Middleweight Championship Title at UFC 328
One night, two UFC champions! Monster Energy congratulates MMA athlete Sean Strickland on defeating Khamzat Chimaev to claim the UFC Middleweight World Championship at UFC 328 in Newark on Saturday night. In the highly anticipated main event fight, the 35-year-old from Corona, California, earned the victory via split decision after five grueling rounds.
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