UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland is perhaps on the verge of vacating his title simply months after pulling off one of many all-time upsets.
Sean Strickland handed then-UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev the primary lack of his profession earlier this yr at UFC 328. Strickland defeated Chimaev by cut up resolution to reclaim the UFC middleweight title and hand Chimaev a surprising defeat.
After UFC 328, Strickland and high contender Nassourdine Imavov have been in a disagreement on-line forward of a probable title struggle. However issues between Strickland and the UFC brass stay testy after the UFC middleweight champ admitted his ongoing hiatus is financially pushed.
Strickland desires a pay enhance to struggle Imavov in a rematch for his subsequent struggle, however the UFC brass is seemingly unwilling to budge financially. Consequently, Strickland is ready to vacate the UFC middleweight throne and plot his departure from the promotion.
Sean Strickland contemplating vacating UFC title to field Jake Paul after contract ends
Strickland took to social media on Wednesday to specific his frustration with the UFC brass.
“I gotta be sincere, except issues change with the UFC, I’m kinda over it,” Strickland tweeted.
“McGregor makes 30 million to struggle for 30 seconds, and so they don’t need to pay us a fraction of it. Considering simply going to 205, knocking out my contract and scrapping with Jake Paul. That sounds enjoyable.”
Strickland went on to share that he’s significantly contemplating vacating the UFC middleweight title.
“The considered simply giving up my belt, going to 205, and velocity operating my contract to struggle Jake and make what these guys are making sounds fairly d— interesting.”
As of this writing, neither UFC CEO Dana White nor the opposite matchmakers have responded to Strickland’s feedback.
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