UFC Star Lashes Out at Company Sponsor Bud Light in Homophobic Rant: ‘They Force Feed Your Kids F*cking Pride Flags’

Ahmad Austin Jr.Mar 5th, 2024, 1:43 pm
 
Sean Strickland

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UFC star Sean Strickland called out Bud Light — now a partner with the MMA promotion — in another rant aimed at trans and gay people.

Strickland has come under immense scrutiny for continually bashing LGBTQ groups in recent weeks. Days before his middleweight championship bout against South African fighter Dricus du Plessis, Strickland went on an fiery rant at a press conference where he claimed being transgender was an “illness.” He also called a reporter an “enemy” for his support of the LGBTQ community.

In response to the backlash, UFC President Dana White maintained his stance that his fighters are free to say what they want. Strickland did receive support from conservatives, and even met former President Donald Trump in Nevada for Trump’s primary win.

On Monday — for seemingly no reason — Strickland went after the groups again.

“I’m so sick of these cunts,” Strickland tweeted. “Even [Bud Light]. I’m the definition of America… yet I’m the bad guy because I believe in two genders? I am the majority.

“They force feed your kids fucking pride flags. I just wanna fight back a little…”

Strickland then retweeted a graphic image of a woman with male genitalia reaching for a pack of Bud Light.

This comes a little over four months since the UFC announced Bud Light as the official beer of the promotion. In an interview with Tucker Carlson, White claimed Bud Light was “way more aligned” with its critics than they think.

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