{"id":467482,"date":"2023-01-12T03:20:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T11:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=467482"},"modified":"2023-01-12T03:20:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T11:20:59","slug":"sean-strickland-blasts-paulo-costa-for-his-contract-dispute-with-the-ufc-you-dont-act-like-a-professional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/sean-strickland-blasts-paulo-costa-for-his-contract-dispute-with-the-ufc-you-dont-act-like-a-professional\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Strickland blasts Paulo Costa for his contract dispute with the UFC: \u201cYou don\u2019t act like a professional\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC fighter Sean Strickland has hit out at Paulo Costa for the way in which he&#8217;s handled his recent contract dispute.<\/p>\n<p>The eccentric nature of Paulo Costa has been there for all to see for many years now. In recent months, especially, he&#8217;s gone out of his way to make waves.<\/p>\n<p>The latest way in which he&#8217;s done that is through <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/paulo-costa-openly-wonders-if-the-ufc-pays-brazilian-fighters-less-on-purpose-maybe-they-think-ah-these-motherfckers-live-in-brazil-in-the-jungle\/\">his public dispute<\/a> with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It&#8217;s believed to be based on his contract, with nobody really knowing the official ins and outs other than the parties involved.<\/p>\n<p>He was reportedly scheduled to take on Robert Whittaker at UFC 284 in Australia, but that wound up falling through.<\/p>\n<p>Sean Strickland, a divisional rival, had the following to say on the Brazilian in a recent interview.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sean Strickland Sounds Off On Paulo Costa Situation\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1F8_4jJSPqc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHere\u2019s the thing about Costa, and I like Costa, but he is also a f*ckhead,\u201d Strickland said. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t make weight, he\u2019s an idiot, so it\u2019s like, when you\u2019re a f*ckhead and you go to the UFC and you say, \u2018Hey, I want to do this\u2019 \u2013 I almost fought Marvin Vettori on a two-day notice because his b*tch ass wouldn\u2019t make weight. So it\u2019s hard when you don\u2019t do the right things, it\u2019s hard to get the right things back.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">Costa\u2019s big problem<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">He continued, \u201cYou don\u2019t act like a professional, you don\u2019t get treated like a professional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Quote via <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2023\/01\/sean-strickland-blasts-paulo-costa-for-being-a-fck-head-while-wanting-new-ufc-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Junkie<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Strickland will return to action this weekend in a short notice main event. In the future, though, who knows &#8211; perhaps these two warriors will end up squaring off in the Octagon.<\/p>\n<p><em>Does Sean Strickland have a point about Paulo Costa? Will we see him fight in the UFC again or will he go elsewhere? If he does, who would he sign for? Let us know your thoughts in the comments, BJPENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC fighter Sean Strickland has hit out at Paulo Costa for the way in which he&#8217;s handled his recent contract dispute. The eccentric nature of Paulo Costa has been there for all to see for many years now. In recent months, especially, he&#8217;s gone out of his way to make waves. 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