Chaos erupted after the UFC 328 press conference when Khamzat Chimaev kicked Sean Strickland during an intense face-off ahead of their middleweight title fight.
The longtime rivals exchanged heated insults throughout the event before tensions exploded once they stood face-to-face. Security, police and UFC staff quickly stepped in to separate the pair before the situation escalated further.
The UFC had already tightened fight week security due to concerns over the bad blood between the two fighters, which has intensified over recent months.
Chimaev later brushed off the incident and insisted he plans to dominate Strickland in the cage when they meet in the main event this weekend.
