UFC middleweight Sean Strickland was never one to mince words. In a recent appearance on The MMA Hour, Strickland labelled himself a “f****** sellout” despite his own respect for outgoing heavyweight champ Francis Ngannou for standing up to the UFC over his contract with the organization.
“I respect Francis for that. I’m going off what Eric [Nicksick] said, and if that was legit and he was just like, ‘Hey, I want to own my brand, I want to be who I am, it’s not about the money,’ I respect that. Me, personally, I’m not that f****** way. You f****** give me money, I’ll give you my name, I don’t give a f***. So I respect that fact that he stood by what he believed in and he did what he wanted to do. I’m personally not that way, I’m a f****** sellout.”
Strickland Admits “I’m A F****** Sellout”
Strickland continued, declaring himself a “company guy” and pointing out his consistent willingness to step up and fight whoever, whenever. Most recently, Strickland faced Nassourdine Imavov on only a week’s notice, winning the bout in the process.
“It’s just another day for me. You get a lot of people in this sport, they win a fight and they get a little bit of money, we’re talking a little bit of money — I love the UFC, you guys employ me and give me more money, but a lot of money to the UFC is a very little bit of money in any other sport.
So you get these white trash, or trashy f*****s that get a little bit of money and think, ‘I’m going to go buy me a suit,’ and they buy a f****** suit and get a couple Instagram followers and get a blue check mark and the next thing you know, they think they’re the next greatest thing. No, dude, you’re a caveman. You get locked in a cage and fight for money.
So when I win and I get paid … I love the money I make, but at the end of the day, I am not confused. I know what the f*** I am. I go into a cage and sacrifice my f****** brains for money. It’s not glamorous, it’s not f****** cool, and after the fights I’m just happy that I’m not more f***** up than I should be.”
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