Dana White Clears up Sean Strickland-UFC White House Event Ban Talk
White said no one is banned, while Strickland claims he was blacklisted after controversial comments about Israel, Trump and the Epstein files.
- UFC CEO Dana White refuted claims Tuesday that middleweight champion Sean Strickland is banned from the upcoming UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House, insisting nobody is officially barred from attending.
- Following controversial remarks regarding Israel, the Epstein files, and United States President Donald Trump, Strickland claimed last week that he was blacklisted from the June 14 event.
- "Literally nobody has been banned," White said during Tuesday's media scrum, dismissing the fighter's narrative and noting that Strickland previously indicated he did not want to participate in the event.
- Regarding media access, White noted that while there are 1,000 media members at the White House, they cannot all attend, emphasizing that no media members have been restricted or banned.
- Celebrating the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, UFC Freedom 250 takes place this Sunday on the South Lawn, with a stacked card White joked should "blow the roof off" the so-called "Claw.
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