Sean Strickland warns Khamzat Chimaev, Andrew Tate talks Alexander Volkanovski's UFC 294 breakdown, Dillon Danis takes aim at Nina Agdal, and more: MMA News Roundup

Welcome to today's edition of Sportskeeda's daily MMA News Roundup, where we present the biggest updates in the UFC and other stories from the world of mixed martial arts.

In today's issue, Sean Strickland narrates an unheard Khamzat Chimaev story, Dillon Danis reveals his walkout song that was blocked by DAZN, and Andrew Tate delves into Alexander Volkanovski's mental health confessions.

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#3 UFC champion Sean Strickland's unheard Khamzat Chimaev story and warning

UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland narrated a story about UFC sensation Khamzat Chimaev, who is likely to be his next opponent.

Strickland mentioned a misunderstanding between him and Chimaev which escalated to a challenge from 'Tarzan' to 'Borz'. However, Chimaev did not show up and the two made up on call.

In an interview on UFC Fight Pass, he said:

"One day I made phone with Chechen and he misunderstood what I said. It was more of like a compliment to the fighter and he sent me message talking sh*t and I said, 'Chimaev, you misunderstood but I will see you tomorrow at 3 O'Clock, gloves or no gloves, turn up' and guess what? No show, no answer, we talked it out."

Sean Strickland also sounded out a warning to Khamzat Chimaev.

"Me and him are f*****g different. Chimaev can be right here, I will fight that man to death right here."

Check out Strickland's full comments in the post below:

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#2 Dillon Danis reveals his original walkout song that was blocked by DAZN

Bellator welterweight Dillon Danis recently took on WWE superstar and social media influencer Logan Paul in a boxing match.

The highly-anticipated clash was preceded by Danis going after Paul's fiancee and Danish model, Nina Agdal. 'El Jefe' posted multiple sensitive pictures of Agdal on social media from her past relationships.

Danis revealed on X that the original walkout song he planned to use was a voiceover of Agdal from a private video of hers that was exposed by him earlier.

He wrote:

"This was the original walkout song that Dazn pulled because Logan said he wouldn’t fight if I used it [face with tears of joy emojis]"

Check out his post below:

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#1 Andrew Tate reacts to Alexander Volkanovski's mental health and MMA fighters

Featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski sustained second successive loss in his lightweight title challenge against Islam Makhachev. After the fight, he admitted to feeling mentally drained outside of the octagon.

Volkanovski opened up in the UFC 294 post-fight press conference and explained that he needed to take on a challenge or fight due to the mental pressure. He also admitted to not being prepared for a fight against a champion of Makhachev's calibre.

“I needed [to accept this fight against Islam Makhachev]," said Volkanovski. "A lot of people would say it’s for the money and all that, but it was much more than that. It’s hard, it really is hard for an athlete. I’d never thought I’d struggle with it. For some reason when I wasn’t fighting or in camp, I’d just do my head in. I needed a fight.”

Andrew Tate delved into the issue and stated that MMA fighters need to take on fights so as to not harm themselves.

“The reason we fight others is so we don’t fight ourselves," said Tate. "The reason we destroy others is so we don’t destroy ourselves. Someone has to pay. Better them than me.”

Check out his post below: