UFC lightweight champion Alesandre Pantoja reacted to criticism of former middleweight titleholder Sean Strickland. Earlier, the latter compared bouts in the 56.7kg category to "little kitten fights".
"The fighters at the lightest weight are working hard as hell too. It's nonsense that people say such things. You don't have to talk that kind of nonsense. You want me to be out of work, out of money? Don't say shit like that.
I'm pissed at Strickland for what he said about the lightweight division and women. Shut your mouth! Start respecting what we do. This is what I do for a living. In the lightweight division, everybody respects each other, we've all been through a lot," MMA Mania quoted the Brazilian as saying.
