Afterward, Strickland chatted on social media 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.
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