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A highly anticipated middleweight bout is on the docket tonight when Sean Strickland takes on the title-holder Khamzat Chimaev.
Strickland (30-7), a former champion, suffered a couple of losses to Dricus du Plessis in 2024 and 2025, but clawed his way back to title contention with a TKO against Anthony Hernandez in February. He’s a UFC veteran with some of the sport’s best striking ability, but he’ll face one of the toughest challenges of his career in Chimaev.
At a Glance: How to Watch UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
- Stream: Paramount+
- Date, start time: Saturday, May 9 at 9 p.m. ET
Chimaev, born in Russia and fighting out of Dubai, has never lost a bout in his 15-fight professional career. The grappling expert secured the middleweight title in August by doing what Stickland could not: beating du Plessis.
Strickland and Chimaev also have one of the most antagonistic feuds in UFC history, often compared to Jon Jones-Daniel Cormier and Khabib Nurmagomedov-Conor McGregor. A few weeks ago, Strickland threatened to shoot Chimaev or his teammates if they confronted the California native.
How to Watch UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland Online
Paramount+ is now the exclusive broadcaster of all UFC events. Luckily, you’ll only need a subscription to Paramount+ to watch UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland online (no pay-per-view purchase is required).
Paramount+ offers two subscription tiers — Essential and Premium — and both of them will let you livestream UFC numbered events. Essential costs $8.99 a month or $89.99 a year. The upgraded Premium tier costs $13.99 a month or $139.99 a year. The Premium tier removes ads on on-demand content, gets you live CBS, and adds Showtime original series.
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UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland Start Time, Date
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland is scheduled for Saturday, May 9. The main card starts at 9 p.m. ET.
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland Odds, Fight Card
Chimaev is a heavy favorite to retain his belt with a -590 moneyline against Strickland’s +410.
Here’s the full UFC 328 fight card:
- Khamzat Chimaev (c) vs. Sean Strickland — Middleweight title
- Joshua Van (c) vs. Tatsuro Taira — Flyweight title
- Alexander Volkov vs. Waldo Cortes Acosta — Heavyweights
- Sean Brady vs. Joaquin Buckley — Welterweights
- King Green vs. Jeremy Stephens — Lightweights
- Ateba Gautier vs. Ozzy Diaz — Middleweights
- Yaroslav Amosov vs. Joel Alvarez — Welterweights
- Grant Dawson vs. Mateusz Rebecki — Lightweights
- Jared Gordon vs. Jim Miller — Lightweights
- Marco Tulio vs. Roman Kopylov — Middleweights
- Pat Sabatini vs. William Gomis — Featherweights
- Baisangur Susurkaev vs. Djorden Santos — Middleweights
- Jose Ochoa vs. Clayton Carpenter — Flyweights
