Sean Strickland requested MVP MMA 1 tickets, Ronda Rousey reacts
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VENICE, CALIFORNIA – Nakisa Badarian is surprised to see UFC champion Sean Strickland ask for MVP MMA 1 tickets.
Strickland was pretty vocal in his opinion toward Ronda Rousey (12-2) and Gina Carano (7-1), who square off in Saturday's main event at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., and streams on Netflix.
The newly crowned middleweight champion claimed he has no interest in "watching two middle-aged women going through menopause fight," which is why MVP CEO Badarian did not expect to be getting a ticket request from Strickland.
"I got a request today from Sean Strickland," Badarian told MMA Junkie during Wednesday's open workout scrum. "I've got to talk to Ronda because he was very derogatory about Ronda and Gina – disrespectful, saying inappropriate things. While we'd love to have him as a UFC champion, and I think he puts on a tremendous act, you can't disrespect the headliners and then call for free tickets."
Rousey was asked about Strickland wanting to attend her event.
"Sure, yeah, he can come," Rousey said – then laughed. "I'm glad that he has to go through me now. I feel very cool about that. But yeah, sure, come on over. We can convert anyone."
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Nakisa Badarian reacts to Strickland wanting Rousey vs. Carano tickets