Dana White fires back at Sean Strickland over UFC pay, cites new deal

Speaking to reporters after the final episode
Dana White Candidate Series season 10,
Ultimate Fighting Championship The CEO addressed Strickland’s comments during negotiations for his next title defense.

Dana White disputes Sean Strickland’s income claim, saying the UFC middleweight champion signed a new contract in May

Strickland has expressed his disappointment with his proposed purse for the middleweight title rematch Nassourdine Imavov. The champion recently said he was considering vacating the belt, moving up to light heavyweight and ending his contract to continue fighting in boxing Jake Paul.

DWCS 2026 was asked about Strickland
10th week In the post-fight press conference, White described the fighter’s public complaints as routine.

“I haven’t personally (spoken to Strickland), I’ve just heard through social media and stuff,” White said. “But when is Sean Strickland not upset about something or has nothing to say?”

Strickland has compared his earnings to the $30 million he claims
Conor McGregor earned for his last performance. White disputed Strickland’s own salary calculation and said the two-time champion signed a new contract in May.

“Sean Strickland just signed a new contract in May,” White added. “He just signed a new contract in May. He signed a new contract. Was that about four months ago? Five months ago? He signed a new contract. And what I’m hearing, the number he’s putting out there… That’s not true. The number he said he signed is not true. That’s how it is. If we were in a situation where he was under the same contract – he signed a new contract for just a year, he signed a new contract for just a year. May, that’s right.