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Sean
Strickland isn’t happy with the increasing number of foreigners
on the
Ultimate Fighting Championship roster. 

Strickland recently went off on the composition of the UFC’s
roster. According to the former middleweight champ, the UFC’s
unwillingness to spend is the reason behind the dwindling number of
Americans. Strickland explained that the UFC’s fight purse at the
entry level doesn’t suffice for Americans due to the high cost of
living. However, Strickland claims foreigners are happy to fight
for the same amount. While Strickland admits that top UFC stars are
well paid, he claims Walmart workers earn more than an entry-level
UFC fighter.

“The problem with the UFC dude is that they don’t pay anybody, they
don’t pay guys s-t,” Strickland recently told Adin Ross. “So the
reason why you’re seeing everybody in the roster’s like f—ng Akmed
and Jose and whatever Brazilian name, that’s because the UFC
doesn’t pay guys money… So you’re gonna have an entire roster full
of just foreigners… It’s fun to go watch two f—-ing Dagestani
cavemen fight but at some point, they’re not American. They don’t
have American beliefs, they don’t have American ideals. At some
point when the whole f—-ing roster doesn’t speak English because
the UFC so f—-ing cheap… They pay the Top 5 pretty good. But [for
newcomers], you make more money f—-ing working at Walmart.”

Known for expressing his unabashed opinions, Strickland has often
been criticized for his xenophobic, transphobic and misogynistic
comments. Strickland won the title with a shocking upset win over
Israel
Adesanya in 2023 but lost it in his first defense against
Dricus Du
Plessis via a controversial spilt decision. After rebounding
with a win over Paulo
Costa, Strickland adamantly called for a title rematch. He
suffered a lopsided decision loss against Du Plessis in their
rematch this past February. 

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