Sean Strickland offered $500,000 by challenger after UFC pay issues cause title fight delays

TalkingPoints UFC UFC Events Schedule Results UFC 331 UFC 332 UFC 333 Boxing MMA Features Exclusives Throwbacks Follow us on '. Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC UFC Home Sean Strickland Nassourdine Imavov Sean Strickland offered $500,000 by challenger after UFC pay issues cause title fight delays Jamie Theodosi Sun 4 October 2026 20:00 Follow us on Google Discover Nassourdine Imavov is willing to take matters into his own hands to get his title fight against Sean Strickland over the line.

Just a few weeks ago, Sean Strickland confirmed he’s fighting Imavov next while revealing that he had begun negotiations with the promotion regarding a title defense later this year.

With UFC 333 and 334 having already been announced, that just left UFC 335 as the potential card for the middleweight rematch, with that being the card that was being predicted.