Khamzat Chimaev will put his UFC middleweight title on the line against Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC 328 this Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Chimaev enters his first title defense after winning the belt with a lopsided victory over Dricus du Plessis at UFC 319 this past August. Strickland secured his shot at gold by defeating Anthony Hernandez at UFC Houston in February.
The main event is set against the backdrop of an ongoing rivalry between Chimaev and Strickland, which has been highlighted in a UFC Countdown episode.
In the co-main event, Joshua Van and Tatsuro Taira will meet for the UFC flyweight championship. Their title bout was originally scheduled to co-headline UFC 327 in April before being rescheduled due to an injury suffered by Van.
