UFC president Dana White defended fighters’ proper to say “no matter they need” after middleweight fighter Sean Strickland went on a wild rant when requested about his remarks on the LGBT group within the days earlier than his battle.
When asking about Strickland, the reporter began his query to White stating that the manager offers his fighters a “lengthy leash.” White lower him off there.
“Initially, I don’t give anyone a leash. A leash? Free speech,” White stated. “To manage what folks say and to inform folks what to imagine – I don’t inform another f—ing human being what to say, what to suppose and there’s no leashes on any of them.
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Dana White on stage through the UFC 297 press convention at The Elgin and Winter Backyard Theatre Centre on Jan. 18, 2024, in Toronto, Ontario. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC through Getty Photographs)
“It’s ridiculous to say I give someone a leash. Free speech, brother. Folks can say no matter they need they usually can imagine no matter they need.”
Strickland confronted backlash for his remarks on Wednesday. The reporter introduced up feedback Strickland made about having a homosexual son. The reporter talked about how he was an ally of the LGBT group and that Toronto has a big homosexual and lesbian group.
Strickland requested the reporter if he was homosexual and if he had a son who was homosexual and whether or not he wished a grandkid. The reporter stated he was not homosexual, and it could not be an issue if he had a grandson or not.
“Effectively you then’re a weak f—ing man,” Strickland stated. “You’re a part of the f—ing downside. You elected Justin Trudeau. When he seized the financial institution accounts, such as you’re simply f—ing pathetic. The truth that you don’t have any f—ing spine and as he shut down your f—ing nation and seized financial institution accounts, you ask me some silly s— like that. Go f— your self. Transfer the f— on man.”
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Sean Strickland prepares to face Dricus Du Plessis in a UFC middleweight championship bout through the UFC 297 occasion at Scotiabank Enviornment on Jan. 20, 2024, in Toronto. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC through Getty Photographs)
The reporter moved on from Strickland’s rant and talked about how the fighter was going to make use of his time to talk out about Bud Mild and the trans group after the corporate partnered with trans activist Dylan Mulvaney for a advertising marketing campaign, which yielded disastrous outcomes.
UFC, nonetheless, reupped its partnership with Bud Mild following the backlash. White defined in October that Anheuser-Busch and Bud Mild had been their unique beer sponsors greater than 15 years in the past.
“Right here’s the factor about Bud Mild… Ten years in the past, to be trans, was a psychological f—ing sickness,” Strickland stated. “And now, impulsively, folks such as you f—ing weaseled your manner into the world… you might be an an infection. You’re the definition of weak point. Every thing that’s mistaken with the world is due to f—ing you. And the most effective factor is, the world isn’t shopping for your f—ing bulls— you’re f—ing peddling.
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Dana White talks to the press throughout UFC 297 on Jan. 18, 2024, in Toronto. (Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC through Getty Photographs)
“The world isn’t saying, you already know what, you’re proper, ‘Chicks have d—s.’ The world isn’t saying that. The world is saying, ‘No, there are two genders.’ I don’t need my youngsters being taught about who they might f— at school. I don’t need my youngsters being taught about their sexual choice. This man is a f—ing enemy.”
On Saturday, Strickland misplaced his middleweight championship bout towards Dricus Du Plessis.
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