UFC middleweight champ Sean Strickland wouldn’t advise anybody to
take up combating as a profession.
Strickland, who’s in identified to talk his thoughts with out hesitation on
a wide range of uncomfortable subjects, not too long ago touched upon the
controversial subject of UFC fighter pay. Strickland joined UFC Corridor
of Famer Don Frye and “Further Rounds” host T.J. DeSantis on a stay
broadcast for Skilled Bull Riders (PBR), which is owned by the
UFC dad or mum firm Endeavor.
Strickland began by asking Frye in regards to the UFC fighter pay throughout
his time, which was revealed to be $50,000 for tourney winners and
$500 for everybody else. The middleweight champ then went on an extended
rant explaining why he suggested a dad or mum in opposition to letting his son
take up combating professionally.
“I used to be like, ‘You see the Contender [Series fighters], what do you
assume they make?’ And he goes, ‘I don’t know.’ I am going, ‘They make
[$5,000] and [$5,000]. In the event that they lose, they make [$5,000].’ And he
goes, ‘Rattling.’ I am going, ‘In case you lose, guess what, you’re not going to
UFC.’ So this complete life you can have spent constructing a life,
doing another side in life, you selected to coach combating.
“So let’s simply say you make it now you make it to the UFC. Effectively,
hey, guess what, what do you assume they signal the typical man on?
… [$10,000] and [$10,000] for this man. So that you make it to UFC,
you get signed, 10 and 10, and now you struggle for 10 and 10, and
you’ve spent your complete life working for this one aim. You get
the blue verify mark, you get the UFC in your brand, you get all of the
individuals, you get all of it now. So that you go 2-2 and perhaps they’re
boring fights, and the UFC cuts you, and now guess what? You have got
made a complete of … $60,000 your complete profession, and you haven’t any
different possibility, as a result of you may’t be a part-time fighter. You’ve bought
to be full time.
“So now you’re a 24-year-old man wanting your self within the mirror
saying, ‘I spent my complete life doing this one factor and I’ve made
$24,000, or $60,000. What do I do now? You go train cardio
kickboxing.”
Whereas the stay broadcast didn’t seize everything of his
feedback, Strickland made positive to add an
Instagram reel with the remainder of his interview.
