Middleweight miss! Sean Strickland was ‘ready to go’ for UFC 335 before BMF swerve

Sean Strickland was reportedly ready and available to headline UFC 335 in a middleweight title bout against Nassourdine Imavov before negotiations fell through. The event, scheduled for December 12 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, will instead feature a BMF title bout between Charles Oliveira and Diego Lopes as the headliner.

Talks between Strickland and the UFC reportedly collapsed over financial terms rather than physical setbacks. Despite being involved in a 60 mph ATV rollover crash the prior week, Strickland escaped without injury, later confirming on social media that unresolved purse demands prevented the Imavov matchup.