Dana
White has dismissed Sean
Strickland’s latest complaints about fighter pay.

Speaking to reporters after the final episode of
Dana White’s Contender Series Season 10, the
Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO addressed Strickland’s
comments amid negotiations for his next title defense.

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Dana White disputes Sean Strickland’s earnings claim, says UFC
middleweight champion signed a new contract in May

Strickland has expressed frustration over his proposed purse for a
middleweight title rematch against Nassourdine
Imavov. The champion recently said he was considering vacating
the belt, moving to light heavyweight and fighting out his contract
to pursue a boxing bout against Jake
Paul.

Asked about Strickland at the DWCS 2026
Week 10 postfight news conference, White characterized the
fighter’s public complaints as routine.

“I haven’t personally [spoken to Strickland], I’ve just heard
through social media and stuff,” White said. “But when isn’t Sean
Strickland upset about something or doesn’t have something to
say?”

Strickland has compared his earnings with the $30 million he claims
Conor
McGregor earned for his last appearance. White disputed
Strickland’s account of his own pay and said the two-time champion
signed a new contract in May.

“Sean Strickland just signed a new contract in May,” White added.
“He just signed a new contract in May. He signed a new deal. Was
that like, four months ago? Five months ago? He signed a new deal.
And from what I hear, the number he’s putting out there… It’s not
true. The number that he claimed he made is not true. It is what it
is. If we were in a situation where he’d been under the same
contract for a year, two years — he just signed a contract in May.
He got a whole new deal in May. So, it is what it is.”

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