‘We are underpaid’… Brendan Allen apologizes to UFC for backing Sean Strickland’s pay campaign

Brendan Allen has mixed feelings about Sean Strickland’s ongoing pay dispute with the UFC.

The UFC middleweight champion wants more money before he agrees to defend his belt against Nassourdine Imavov.

Sean Strickland is debating vacating his title, moving up to light heavyweight, fighting out his contract, and moving into boxing because he is unhappy with what the UFC is paying him.

Reports suggest the UFC are offering him $400k show and $400k win, while he wants more.

Brendan Allen was asked to speak about Sean Strickland‘s current predicament after submitting Christian Leroy Duncan at UFC Vegas 122 on Saturday night.

The 30-year-old middleweight clearly has strong views about UFC fighter pay, but he didn’t feel entirely comfortable expressing them.

“You’ll never hear me b—- about my pay, but I’d love to have more money,” Allen said during his post-fight press conference.

“The guys that don’t need to fight, that can speak up, and make those stances for money, God bless you.

I wish I could do that. I’m just a dumb redneck from Louisiana. I’m happy with what I get paid. I’m doing s— people wish they could. There’s many people where I’m from that wish they could make what I make, that can do what I do.

“So I’m very thankful. I don’t want to feel like I’m greedy or something like that, but hats off to Sean for speaking up, for trying to get more money, because if you look at the scope of things based on the statistics that are out there, we are underpaid.

“But f— that, I ain’t trying to get canceled, at least from the bosses. I like my paycheck, f—. They know I like my paycheck. I need that s—. My car collection is still growing. My house is still going. I didn’t mean nothing by it, Hunter [Campbell]. I apologize.”

Brendan Allen praises Sean Strickland for speaking up about fighter pay 🤝 “Hats off to Sean for speaking up and trying to get more money, because if you look at the scope of things, based on statistics, we are underpaid. I ain’t trying to get cancelled, at least not by the bosses.” [ via @ufc ]

Brendan Allen improved his win streak to four in a row by beating Christian Leroy Duncan at the Meta Apex

During his post-fight interview, ‘All In’ called for a fight with former middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis.

“I’m steady defending my spot,” Allen told Michael Bisping.

“Doing what I need to do. The bosses saw me doing that thing.

“I think we’ll be rewarded next. Where’s the champion?

“If not, where’s Dickus? You’ve been running for a little while.”