Sean Strickland directs rant toward UFC champ Justin Gaethje, manager

Sean Strickland doesn’t like Justin Gaethje’s manager.

Strickland (30-7) recently launched an unwarranted tirade on Gaethje (28-5). The UFC middleweight champion claims to like Gaethje, but not his manager, Ali Abdelaziz. Strickland referenced Abdelaziz’s alleged arrest, followed by allegations of snitching. Strickland says he will never sign up with Abdelaziz’s management, regardless of how lucrative the deal is.

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“Let me tell you why Goythje is a bitch,  and it pains me because I like him,” Strickland wrote on X. “His manager Ali was arrested for being a f—-ing terrorist then snitched on his terrorist boys He could offer me a billion dollars to manage me and [I’d] tell him to get f—ed because I'm an American.”

Let me tell you why Goythje is a bitch, and it pains me because I like him.

His manager Ali was arrested for being a fucking terrorist then snitched on his terrorist boys

He could offer me a billion dollars to manage me and id tell him to get fucked because I'm an American— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) June 23, 2026

The feud between the two started in the lead-up to Gaethje’s lightweight title win over Ilia Topuria earlier this month at UFC White House. Strickland was not invited to the event at the White House. When a fan suggested boycotting the event as Strickland was not invited, Gaethje strongly opposed the idea of a boycott. That led to a heated exchange between the two fighters on social media.