Sean Strickland has quite a unique personality. He is unapologetically himself and is vocal about his thoughts. In a recent turn of events, the former middleweight champion faced off with the former president of the United States of America, Donald Trump and the two shared a wholesome exchange.
Thereafter, Strickland took X. and endorsed Trump with some profound words. Witnessing this, Donald Trump Jr. requested Dana White and Strickland respond to the same. So let’s wait no further and take a look at the chronology of events in detail.
Donald Trump Jr. is awestruck by Sean Strickland
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According to Trump Jr., Strickland knows how to deal with the media. Not to mention, he thinks highly about the fighter’s ability to articulate his thoughts without shying away from any consequences. Subsequently, he asked White to make Strickland deal with the UFC media regularly, because he thought the middleweight would do a good job.
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While posting a picture of Strickland’s heartfelt tweet, he captioned the post by saying, “The way @stricklandmma smacked around (verbally) the press 2 weeks ago has to make him a to be a press secretary contender!!!! Let him take turns with @danawhite.”
Meanwhile, this comment grabbed the attention of none other than Strickland himself. In his response, he once again reiterated his support for Trump and urged them to be in government in the upcoming election by reciting their slogan but with a request. He said, “Make America great again. You are ye sons and daughters of a great nation. It’s your duty, don’t forget that.”
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It is safe to say that alongside Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal, even Strickland is a supporter of Trump. But what does Trump think of the UFC fighter?
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Donald Trump is scared of Sean Strickland
Trump is a MMA fan through and through. Moreover, when he met Strickland, he was simply captivated by his look, and to an extent, intimated. While talking greatly about his fighting abilities, he asked people to not mess with him as he would not do it himself. Following their meet-up and their face-off, Trump said, “Sean Strickland, he’s a nasty-looking guy.”
He added, “Look at those ears. You look at those ears and oh, I said, ‘I want no part of him’. Thank you very much, Sean, we appreciate it.” Safe to say that there is mutual respect between the two. Moreover, who knows, maybe we see Trump sitting cage side in his next fight.
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What do you make of their relationship and Strickland’s endorsement of Trump? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.