• Sean Strickland recently lost the UFC middleweight title to Dricus Du Plessis 
  • Donald Trump frequently attends fights given his good relationship with the UFC
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Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland praised Donald Trump’s dedication to the United States as he shared a picture of them squaring up on social media. 

Strickland met the former US President during Trump’s Nevada Caucus victory on Thursday. Shortly after, a video of their jovial interaction circulated. Strickland is seen repeatedly referring to Trump as a ‘legend’ as they posed with their fists up.

On Friday, Strickland shared the picture on Instagram and X as he rallied behind Trump’s campaign to regain presidency. 

‘After 3 years of being told Americans are bad, it is refreshing to see someone celebrate this country and its citizens,’ Strickland wrote.  

‘I bleed red white and blue. There was a time we all did. I’m still waiting for the day we end the race, gender and income propaganda to finally realize we’re all Americans in this together.’

Sean Strickland praised Donald Trump after posing with the former US President on Thursday

Sean Strickland praised Donald Trump after posing with the former US President on Thursday

Strickland lost the UFC middleweight championship to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297 in January

Strickland lost the UFC middleweight championship to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297 in January

Trump has a good relationship with the promotion and sat cage side at UFC 295 and UFC 296

Trump has a good relationship with the promotion and sat cage side at UFC 295 and UFC 296 

Trump also praised Strickland in his speech after his massive victory earned him 97 per cent of the votes in the assembly. 

‘If you like to fight, if you want to fight, you can fight this guy. He’s available, but it’s not going to last long, you won’t do very well. Sean Strickland. You don’t want to fight him,’ Trump said. 

‘Where’s Sean? He’s a nasty looking guy. Look at those ears, would you look at those ears? I looked at him, I said I want no part of him. Thank you very much Sean, we appreciate it.’ 

Trump is no stranger to the UFC as his relationship with the promotion’s chief Dana White has been well documented. Trump has sat cage side at several events including UFC 295 in November and UFC 296 in December.

Strickland recently dropped his middleweight title at UFC 297 against Dricus Du Plessis. After a five-round slugfest, two of three judges favored the South African contender in a split decision. 

Before facing Du Plessis, Strickland went on a three-fight win streak that culminated with his title win over Israel Adesanya in September. Strickland now holds a 28-6 record and remains the No 1 contender at 185lbs.  

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