Sean Strickland Makes a Surprising Revelation Regarding the Infamous Costa vs Vettori UFC Fight: “Offering Me a Lot of F**king Money”

Sean Strickland is coming off the biggest win of his career. The California native took on an always game, Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night 200. The two men headlined the event, in a fight that might have title implications.

Even though the fight in itself didn’t live up to the hype, Strickland came out on top. He beat the number 6 ranked Hermansson via a controversial split decision. All the MMA community had ‘Tarzan’ winning via unanimous decision. The win, however, puts him in a weird position. With only Marvin Vettori only fighter available to fight, but he is a good friend of Strickland. During the post-fight conference, he revealed that he was, in fact, the backup fighter for Costa vs. Vettori.

He said, “Marvin Vettori, he’s a good buddy of mine. I actually helped him train for Costa and Jack. So, I was his main training partner. That’s a fight I wouldn’t wanna fight. They actually asked me, whatever, Costa ‘drink too much wine and cookies.’ They offered me a lot of money to take his fight on a day’s notice.”

“I called Marvin. I was like Marvin, they’re offering me a lot of f**king money. Like, I have to say yes. Marvin, being a good friend, was like dude, yes, I can’t blame you for saying yes. So in that situation, I said yes, but if it was just what I was making, I would rather bow my head. I’ll let Marvin get another title shot before I fight him,” he added.

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The middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, is defending his title against Robert Whittaker at UFC 271. And Jared Cannonier will take on Derek Brunson on the same card.

Now I’m a piece of s**t with money – Sean Strickland

The UFC middleweight, even when he’s not fighting, doesn’t fail to catch the attention of the fans. He is known for his controversial takes and words and fans enjoy that.

He delivered on that after his fight against Jack Hermansson. During the post-fight interview with Michael Bisping, Strickland thanked the fans. He said, “Again, to the fans, I always thank you, guys. You guys are the ones that sign my paycheck. Without you guys, I’d probably be a piece of sh** somewhere. Now I’m a piece of sh** with money. Let’s go!”

The one-of-a-kind @SStricklandMMA signs off #UFCVegas47 pic.twitter.com/7tZASPN42q

— UFC (@ufc) February 6, 2022

Strickland cruised through his fight and landed over 100 significant strikes. He was able to control the pace of the octagon and had the fight under control.

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