Sean Sharaf details his $600k debt

Sean Sharaf found himself in $600k of debt before his move to the UFC.

A big win over Gable Steveson has changed his life. Not only has Sharaf gotten the weight of being cut from the UFC off his shoulders, but he also earned a tasty bonus for his troubles last time out. A 12-second knockout earned Sharaf the $50,000 MobLand ‘Proper Chaos’ bonus, which was doubled by Dana White. That kind of money can be life-changing, but the heavyweight may not see it.

Sean Sharaf revealed he has an outstanding balance that totals more than $680,000. Even with the huge bonus, it barely puts a dent in his debt. Explaining how he ended up owing that much money, Sharaf said:

“Some of it came from option trading. Some of it came from gambling. But bro, I’ve had zero sponsors. I’ve had absolutely no f***ing sponsors, bro. So, like, all my tattoos I paid for on my credit card. I got f***ing PRK lasek surgery on my eyes on my credit card. I took my mom to Mecca on my credit card.”

“I f***ing like- I was just like, charge it to the f***ing card, man. I don’t give a f***. Just ’cause I was just, like, I don’t know. I was just like so all in on this. Like, all I wanted to be was a f***ing UFC fighter. The same way all I wanted to be was a U.S. Marine. And so that was my logic.”

Dana White is known to be a high-stakes player in casinos and can often be found in and around Las Vegas when his busy schedule allows. The house always wins, and Sean Sharaf found that out the hard way while trying to find White in casinos.

“I was just doing all the wrong mistakes. That’s when I started gambling, too. When I got to Vegas, I was like, ‘Maybe I go play high limit, f***ing at Red Rock and Durango, I can meet Dana.’ Not the best thought process.”

“So, I’m playing f***ing high-limit, f***ing gambling money on margin and f***ing doing the dumbest sh*t, man.”