Combat & UFC
Helwani says a reported six-fight UFC deal has left Strickland in ‘career jail’
The Ariel Helwani Show
Ariel Helwani FIRES BACK at Sean Strickland After, OBLITERATES Him with Facts and Receipts
What was said
"I'm just breaking down his thing and again saying he deserves more money, but he's so upset that someone sitting here in a nice studio in front of a microphone and who has studied this sport and lived and breathed the whole damn thing is trying to explain to him why he's — why he has signed a six-fight deal that has essentially put him in career jail."
Ariel Helwani, responding to Sean Strickland’s criticism, says Strickland is reacting to the reality of what Helwani describes as a reported six-fight UFC contract, which he argues limits Strickland’s leverage and options. Helwani frames the situation as Strickland realising others are earning more in other combat-sports promotions and that the UFC can prolong negotiations while the deal runs down.
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- Speaker
- Ariel Helwani · host
- Programme
- The Ariel Helwani Show
- Episode
- Ariel Helwani FIRES BACK at Sean Strickland After, OBLITERATES Him with Facts and Receipts
- Clip time
- 8:50
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