Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be holding its UFC 328 press conference today, streaming LIVE at 5 p.m. ET in the embedded video above. Leading the charge will be UFC 328 headliners Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland, who collide for Chimaev’s middleweight strap in the Paramount+ main event this Sat. night (May 9, 2026) inside Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Also taking the dais are flyweight rivals Joshua Van and Tatsuro Taira. “Fearless” makes his first defense of the 125-pound
strap against the once-beaten challenger in the UFC 328 co-main event.
UFC CEO Dana White is expected to emcee today’s festivities.
“I think this is going to be a good fight,” UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall said on his YouTube channel. “I think Khmazat, to me, looks pretty unstoppable at the moment with his takedowns and stuff. His striking, obviously he’s very dangerous with his striking as well. I think Sean Strickland probably has a little bit of an edge in the striking department, but Khamzat’s grappling. I don’t know if Sean Strickland will be able to get up off the bottom enough times. I know a lot of people who are close to him and everyone keeps saying how good he is at getting up off the bottom.”
We’ll see how good he is at maintaining his composure at today’s press conference.
“I think it’s going to be real interesting,” Aspinall continued. “The big question for me is like, how many times can he get up off the bottom without getting caught in a submission without getting tired. Khamzat will just rinse and repeat for the full five rounds. If Strickland can come through that, not be exhausted, which he’s never shown any signs of that before in my opinion and put him on the end of that awkward style that he’s got with striking and really unorthodox stand up, I think there’s definitely a chance for Strickland. But in my opinion, I’m leaning a little bit toward Khamzat.”
For the finalized UFC 328 fight card and Paramount+ lineup click here.
