The UFC has not commented on Sean Strickland’s latest tirade towards Muslims and Jewish folks. The previous UFC champion is a self-described recovering neo-nazi, and he could also be finest recognized for his phrases outdoors of the octagon. Later this yr he’s set to struggle for a middleweight UFC title.
Former Neo-Nazi Sean Strickland
Sean Strickland has defined his previous as a neo-Nazi. He was raised by an alcoholic, drug-addicted father and a white supremacist grandfather, whom he hero-worshipped regardless of describing him as a “big piece of sh**”. This troubled house ambiance and the concepts put forth by his elders fueled detrimental feelings and led him towards extremist ideologies.
As a younger teenager, Strickland exhibited a number of regarding behaviors. He would draw swastikas on his arm and stroll to high school. He was expelled from college within the ninth grade for committing a hate crime. Strickland even idolized Edward Norton’s character within the film “American History X” and aspired to be like him.
The previous UFC champion defined that working towards martial arts was his ticket out of hateful beliefs.
Sean Strickland Muslim and Jewish Tirade
The previous neo-Nazi has just lately posted a number of Tweets on X stating that Muslim and Jewish individuals are incompatible with American values. He stated, “Islam contributes nothing to the world besides violence and oppression. It is not compatible with America and freedom.” And added, “Jews are not loyal to the United States. Their loyalty is always with Israel. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. Yes is not compatible. I’m an American for America.. plain and simple… Judaism doesn’t belong in America as well….” Sean Strickland concluded with.
As many have identified, this can be a white supremacist speech however disguises the others as non secular enemies, slightly than enemies resulting from their race. The opposite is the enemy of the USA, in accordance with Sean Strickland.
The UFC has remained silent on this matter. However the followers have spoken up about his hateful rhetoric.
“I find extremely insane how acts of violence,” MMA Joey stated, “Only matter to people like Strickland when the person is Muslim. White Christian = Mental illness, Jewish = Mental illness. Somehow the religion of a deranged person only matters if they’re brown.”
“Sean Strickland masquerades around as Mr. America using freedom as speech to hate on people of a different religion,” MMA Joey added, “claiming they don’t belong here. He might want to brush up on the first amendment which also includes freedom of religion.”
An X person added, “I love that Strickland’s gimmick is that he’s supposedly some type of badass killer but spends his time being afraid of basically everything.” One other stated, “No one should listen to this guy about Christ. He spews hate literally everyday.”
Moreover, Strickland’s language is in direct violation of the UFC’s Code of Conduct.
Sean Strickland is booked to struggle for the UFC middleweight title at UFC 312 towards Dricus Du Plessis on February 8.
