{"id":713503,"date":"2026-06-03T22:46:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T22:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/713503\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T22:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T22:46:08","slug":"sean-strickland-banned-from-ufc-freedom-250","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/713503\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Strickland Banned From UFC Freedom 250"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight champion Sean Strickland will not be attending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-white-house-2026-fight-card-start-time-full-results-dana-white-conor-mcgregor-cbs-mma\/427538\/ufc-white-house-fight-card-start-time-date-and-location-freedom-250\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UFC Freedom 250<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">That\u2019s because, according to Strickland, he has been banned from the historic event, which goes down next weekend (Sun., June 14, 2026) in front of the White House on the South Lawn in Washington, D.C., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-news\/390493\/video-dana-white-shares-stunning-visual-renderings-of-historic-ufc-white-house-event-total-washington-d-c-takeover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">to celebrate America\u2019s 250th anniversary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Strickland revealed the news in the comments section of a UFC promo video for Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane, claiming his past comments about political leaders are the reason he won\u2019t be allowed anywhere near the event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cUFC at the White House with [Benjamin Netanyahu] in the audience. Straight [Israel] slop,\u201d Strickland wrote. \u201cTo be fair, they did ban me. But when you make fun of the leaders of America, they tend to be a little petty lol by leaders, I mean Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Naturally, a fan asked Strickland why he was banned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cI made fun of Israel and Epstein,\u201d Strickland replied. \u201cThe only male American champ banned at the White House because I said Trump is owned by [Netanyahu]. That\u2019s not public opinion, it\u2019s fact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">So, in other words, it is not exactly shocking that UFC and White House officials might not want to risk giving him a live microphone or putting him anywhere near the South Lawn during one of the biggest promotional events in company history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Well, apparently, he won\u2019t get that chance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">UFC Freedom 250 is shaping up to be one of the most unique events in the promotion\u2019s history, with UFC Lightweight champion Ilia Topuria unifying the title against interim champion Justin Gaethje in the main event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Strickland, however, will be watching from somewhere else.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">For more UFC White House fight card news and coverage click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-white-house-2026-fight-card-start-time-full-results-dana-white-conor-mcgregor-cbs-mma\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight champion Sean Strickland will not be attending UFC Freedom 250. 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