“If There Was NFL Money in the UFC”- Joe Rogan and Sean Strickland Raise Fighter’s Pay Issue Raising Concerns Caused by Brazilian and Dagestani Fighters

UFC always had a sizeable representation of Russia and Brazil. Most of the up-and-coming fighters tend to have nationality from either of the countries, while the United States lags behind. It is thus telling that there are only three Americans holding the gold across the 13 weight categories, irrespective of gender. What separates the fighters from these two nations from the rest? Sean Strickland believes it is the money side of the business that can be blamed.

Lower paychecks are the reason that deters Americans from pursuing a UFC career. ‘Tarzan’ staunchly argues if there was more money in UFC, the landscape would have been different.

Sean Strickland explains why Dagestani and Brazilian fighters dominate in UFC

The 32-year-old narrated to Joe Rogan in JRE MMA Show #143 how one of his UFC pals in the gym bought a “nice” house in Brazil for 200k. On the other hand, an average house in America costs 400-500k. He then turned his attention to the presence of “foreigners” in the sport.

He said, “Why are there more foreigners in this sport? [Are] Americans p*ssies? No, because they can afford it.”

The American fighter then pointed out these fighters are willing to put their bodies on the line for 10k. While they only bank 40k for fighting four times, they also run the risk of getting cut after three fights. But these fighters were still living a better life back at home.

The color commentator chimed in and added one had to pay for his manager, trainer, and gym fees and that still left out food and proper nutrition. According to Strickland, that’s the biggest reason there were fewer Americans fighting on the UFC canvas.

UFC needs the financial pull of the NFL to shift the dynamics

The 22-5 record holder amusingly stated, “It’s easier to import a man. It’s easier to import a fighter and send him back home to Dagestan and Brazil. And they live on. Lest to say they make sh*t money. They are happy.”

However, there would be a drastic change if cash starts flowing in the UFC. Strickland also had a bold statement in the store as he declared, “We [Americans] are the best athletes in the world, man… But if there was NFL money in UFC, we would dominate, dominate the UFC. There would be no foreign f*king champion.”

Lastly, the middleweight fighter clarified he was not hating on UFC. He admitted he made more in the UFC than he otherwise would have in his life. He announced, “If it wasn’t for UFC bro, I would be a piece of sh*t. I would be a drug addict.”

Strickland is coming off a win against Abus Magomedov at UFC Vegas 76. He pushed himself in the title discussions with his latest win and his title shot now hinges on other results.

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What do you think of these comments by Sean Strickland? Do you agree with him that fighters’ pay is the reason Americans are not inclined toward the UFC? Let us know in the comments below.

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