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UFC Adds Police, Metal Detectors After Chimaev Shin Kick

5/8/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Khamzat Chimaev delivered a shin kick to Sean Strickland during a promotional stare-down.
UFC responded by adding constant police presence and metal detectors at the Morristown hotel.
Dana White stepped between the fighters and ordered them to behave.
Analysts Dustin Poirier and Tom Aspinall forecast that Chimaev will win by decision.

History

Historical Context

The early-2000s feud between Tito Ortiz and Ken Shamrock turned the UFC into a mainstream draw, highlighted by their UFC 61 rematch in July 2006 that earned 775,000 pay-per-view buys. That surge led the promotion to tighten venue security. After Khamzat Chimaev’s shin kick on Sean Strickland, UFC president Dana White added police and metal detectors at the Morristown hotel.

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Story summary

Khamzat Chimaev delivered a shin kick to Sean Strickland during a promotional stare-down.
UFC responded by adding constant police presence and metal detectors at the Morristown hotel.
Dana White stepped between the fighters and ordered them to behave.
Analysts Dustin Poirier and Tom Aspinall forecast that Chimaev will win by decision.

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