Former two-division UFC champ Amanda Nunes didn\u2019t hold back in responding to Sean Strickland\u2019s controversial remarks on female fighters.<\/p>\n
Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland is known to make headlines in and out of the cage. Ahead of many of his UFC fights, Strickland has made controversial comments about women<\/a>, homosexuals, politics, and other issues that draw strong reactions from fight fans.<\/p>\n Strickland will face surging middleweight contender Anthony Hernandez in the UFC Houston main event this Saturday. It\u2019ll mark Strickland\u2019s first fight since a lopsided defeat to Dricus du Plessis at UFC 312 last year.<\/p>\n As Strickland looks to get back into the middleweight title mix and to potentially earn a fight against Khamzat Chimaev, he\u2019s back to his usual antics on the microphone.<\/p>\n Amanda Nunes responds to Sean Strickland\u2019s hateful comments on female MMA fighters<\/p>\n During his UFC Houston media day press conference<\/a>, Strickland reacted to the Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano announcement by slamming female MMA fighters like Amanda Nunes.<\/p>\n Sean Strickland just went on an INSANE rant at his first UFC Paramount media day \ud83d\ude33\ud83d\ude05 pic.twitter.com\/fpJvVYZoQI<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) February 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cBut really, like not many people give a f\u2014 about women\u2019s MMA in general. It\u2019s like the WNBA. Everyone\u2019s like, Oh, no one gives a f\u2014 about women\u2019s sports. Like, who cares? You\u2019re watching two chicks. Like, you take the weakest, softest m\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013 here and you guys would beat up Amanda Nunes,\u201d Strickland said of Nunes.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s nothing wrong with women. I mean, they do great things. They cook, they clean, they make good food. Like, women are great. We\u2019ve got to remember what women excel at: having kids, being mothers, making food, cleaning house. The problem is we\u2019ve empowered them too much to ruin society.\u201d (h\/t MMA Weekly<\/a>)<\/p>\n