Overview
- Luke Rockhold, who has worked with Khamzat Chimaev, laid out a calm, mixed-attack plan for the title fight.
- He urged Chimaev to flow between strikes and takedowns and to avoid trying to hold Sean Strickland down.
- Dan Hardy, drawing on time with Strickland at Xtreme Couture, highlighted subtle tactics many fighters overlook.
- He cited pressure tricks like chin to the temple, foot stomps, and forcing opponents to work when they want rest.
- The unbeaten champion defends the middleweight belt against former titleholder Strickland on May 9 at UFC 328 in Newark.