UFC champion says he has been banned from White House fight over criticisms of Trump
Sean Strickland of the US reacts after defeating Israel Adesanya of Nigeria during the Middleweight Title bout of UFC 293 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, on 10 September 2023. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/EPAView image in fullscreenSean Strickland of the US reacts after defeating Israel Adesanya of Nigeria during the Middleweight Title bout of UFC 293 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, on 10 September 2023. “Trump ‘stop bombing Iran’ Israel ‘Trump we need your bombers’ Trump ‘yes papa BB [Netanyahu] I got you.’”Strickland’s grievances appear to resonate with a significant portion of the US public.
- ▪Sean Strickland of the US reacts after defeating Israel Adesanya of Nigeria during the Middleweight Title bout of UFC 293 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, on 10 September 2023.
- ▪Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/EPAView image in fullscreenSean Strickland of the US reacts after defeating Israel Adesanya of Nigeria during the Middleweight Title bout of UFC 293 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, on 10 September 2023.
- ▪“Trump ‘stop bombing Iran’ Israel ‘Trump we need your bombers’ Trump ‘yes papa BB [Netanyahu] I got you.’”Strickland’s grievances appear to resonate with a significant portion of the US public.
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Sean Strickland of the US reacts after defeating Israel Adesanya of Nigeria during the Middleweight Title bout of UFC 293 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, on 10 September 2023. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/EPAView image in fullscreenSean Strickland of the US reacts after defeating Israel Adesanya of Nigeria during the Middleweight Title bout of UFC 293 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, on 10 September 2023. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/EPADonald TrumpUFC champion says he has been banned from White House fight over criticisms of TrumpSean Strickland claims he was not cleared to attend the UFC event because he ‘made fun of Israel and Epstein’Joseph Gedeonin WashingtonWed 10 Jun 2026 11.37 EDTLast modified on Wed 10 Jun 2026 11.39 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe only…
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