Disagreeing With Sean Strickland, Dana White Advises Ex UFC Champ’s Critics to Tune In and Watch Him ‘Get Punched’

Dana White is not afraid of unpopular opinions and as a huge fan of free-speech, is afraid of letting it known. The UFC boss continues to be a Trump supporter despite the former President being the most divisive figure in the country and all of the backlash the Las Vegas resident has received due to it.

In addition, the UFC boss has been outspoken against political correctness and cancel culture, seeing them as threats to free speech, of which he is a strong advocate. And in a conversation with former Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, he illustrated his commitment to free speech by giving the example of Sean Strickland.

Dana White disagrees with “95%” of what Sean Strickland says

Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech billionaire and former Republican Presidential candidate, who, like Dana White is a strong Trump supporter, had Dana White on his YouTube channel for an extensive conversation. During their chat, White made an emotional plea for free speech and individualism.

“This is America. Everybody can have their own opinion. That’s right, not telling anybody what to do, what to say, what to think, how to feel. We’re human beings in America. Do your thing, knock yourself out. I got the platform, you know, and people get pissed off, people get offended. We just had it happen with Sean Strickland,” the UFC CEO told Ramaswamy.

To illustrate his point, he gave the instance of former middleweight champion Sean Strickland .’Tarzan’, known for his loud-mouth, politically incorrect and, some would even say, offensive takes, got into some controversy in Canada after he went on what many perceive as a hateful, homophobic rant during a press conference.

White said that while he disagreed with almost everything the American had to say, he believed Strickland should have the freedom to say them. Correspondingly, the Power Slap President pointed out that there was a kind of justice in MMA so that people who disagree with Strickland get to watch him get beat up in the octagon.

“Up in Canada Sean Strickland said a lot of things. I don’t agree with 95% of what this guy says but it’s his right to say it. And if you don’t like it, tune in on Saturday night he’s going to be getting punched in the face okay? If you don’t like him you get to see him get punched in the face so there you go root for the other guy,” White added. And this scenario did, in fact, come true as Strickland lost his middleweight title to Du Plessis at UFC 297.

Dricus Du Plessis beats Sean Strickland in a close split decision

In their pre-fight press conference for their UFC 297 title match, Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis promised a fight “to the death”. And the middleweights certainly kept their word in their epic clash in Toronto last Sunday.

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After five rounds of back and forth, Du Plessis won a split decision by a hair’s breadth that many, including Dana White, felt could have gone to Strickland. While White admitted that he scored the fight for ‘Tarzan’, others, including people watching the fight with him scored it in favor of ‘Stillknocks’, who became the first South African champion in UFC history.

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