""As far as the pay scale, when you compare it to any other sporting event, the UFC is the most f---ed up," Strickland told Complex. "Athlete pay versus what [the UFC] is making, there is no argument there. It's not fair. It's predatory.""
""I would just like it to match any other sporting event. Any other sporting event -- how much they're making is what we should get paid. Let's say the NFL gives 70 percent of its profits -- I'm making this up -- to their players. The UFC should do the same.""
""You're slowly gonna see the American roster die because it's, like, outsourced by people.""
Sean Strickland criticized UFC athlete compensation as disproportionate to company revenue and labeled the pay structure predatory. He minimized the significance of the UFC increasing fight night bonuses to $100,000 and proposed that fighters should receive revenue shares comparable to other sports. Strickland used the NFL as a hypothetical model for a larger player profit share. There is no collective bargaining agreement in the UFC, and fighters negotiate individually. A 2025 antitrust lawsuit alleged the UFC historically limited fighter revenue shares to 13–20 percent. Strickland warned that low pay could erode the American MMA roster.
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