Sean Strickland Vows White House UFC Protest After Claiming Ban Over Israel Criticism
The reigning middleweight champion says his criticism of Israel and AIPAC, plus an Epstein remark, cost him a place on UFC Freedom 250.
- UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland claims he is barred from UFC Freedom 250 at the White House on June 14, 2026, alleging political retaliation though the administration has not confirmed his exclusion.
- The fighter's relationship with President Trump deteriorated throughout 2025 following Strickland's criticism of foreign policy and his comments regarding the Epstein list during a livestream.
- In a video posted Wednesday, Strickland sarcastically said UFC officials told him he was "not Israeli enough" to attend, joking his approval rating was "99 percent in Israel."
- Former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly backed Strickland on X, accusing the administration of punishing him for his speech and criticizing the decision to invite Benjamin Netanyahu instead.
- UFC Freedom 250 will proceed on the South Lawn on June 14, 2026, with roughly 5,000 spectators, marking the first professional sporting competition ever held at the White House.
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'I just want to apologize': UFC champion claims he was uninvited from White House UFC event
UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland claimed he was removed from the White House’s 250th Independence Day UFC event, joking he wasn’t “Israeli enough” due to his criticism of US policy.
UFC Fighters Sean Strickland And Bryce Mitchell Slam White House Fight
Topline Sean Strickland, the UFC’s reigning middleweight champion who may be just as well known for his history of offensive statements, claimed he is blacklisted from the UFC White House fight over his critical comments on Israel, suggesting he’d show up to the event anyway with a bullhorn to protest. Key Facts Strickland, an American UFC fighter who won the middleweight title last month, claimed in a video on X unnamed UFC higher-ups called h…
Banned from UFC White House Event for Insulting Trump Confirmed... Controversy-maker Strickland Publicly Reveals, "I'm Really Sorry" for Mocking Israel OSEN = Reporter Ko Seong-hwan The man of controversy, Sean Strickland (35, U.S.), has now taken aim at U.S. President Donald Trump. He, at the White House...
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