UFC middleweight Paulo Costa has revealed that he has been offered a fight with the promotion's former featherweight champion Sean Strickland. He also stated that Shawn refused to fight. Strickland later responded to these words by stating that he was not being given the fee he was asking for.
Strickland then engaged in a social media conversation with one of his followers about the fee he was offered for the fight.
Strickland: Just out of curiosity.... How much do you think I was offered for the fight against Costa on 7 weeks notice? Base contract.
Subscriber: A million minimum.
Strickland: Ha! Buddy, it's a lot tougher than that. 99% of UFC fighters will never see a million in their entire career.
Subscriber: 500,000?
Much less.
Subscriber: 200K for participating, 200K for winning, 10K bonus the week of the fight.
Strickland: That's close, but still less.
