Khamzat Chimaev amuses fans with four-word troll tweet on photo of a young Sean Strickland amid title shot beef

Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland's spat is intensifying. Chimaev once again made fun of Strickland by posting an old photo of 'Tarzan' that MMA fans worldwide noticed.

Chimaev recently took to X and shared a young picture of Strickland with long hair. The 30-year-old jokingly inquired in the post, writing:

''Who is this g.. ?''

Fans soon rushed to the comments section to share their reactions.

One fan wrote that Strickland looked like a rockstar:

''Looks like an 80’s rock star''

Another one expressed their admiration, writing:

''Sean must have been quite the ladies man with that hard rocker look''

Other fans wrote:

''That's not a girl bro this is Sean Strickland the former middle weight champ and the current 1 contender''

''I love how you’ve gotten more humble but still can’t help but to sh*t talk. Crazy Borz still inside the new man''

Check out more reactions below:

Screenshots courtesy: Fan reactions to Khamzat Chimaev's X post

In another X post, Chimaev shared a photo of Sean Combs, aka Diddy, and asked if he was Strickland's father.

''[Strickland] this is your father?''

As for the MMA scene, Strickland had been campaigning for a rematch with Dricus du Plessis, believing he won their initial encounter at UFC 297 earlier this year, where 'Tarzan' lost his middleweight belt via split decision.

However, the promotion initially declined his request and scheduled him against former title challenger Paulo Costa at UFC 302. Strickland won by split decision. Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 is now officially set for UFC 312.

Meanwhile, Chimaev is coming off a dominant first-round submission victory against Robert Whittaker at UFC 308, a performance that many anticipated would land him a title shot next.

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Khamzat Chimaev will attend UFC 312

According to reports, Khamzat Chimaev will be in attendance for UFC 312, which will take place next year on Feb. 9 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. News outlet MMA Mania took to X and shared the news.

Since many believe Chimaev will soon contend for the UFC gold, he will be keenly watching the middleweight title bout between Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland.