Sean Strickland crashes UFC White House press conference after alleged ban over Trump comments
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Summary
UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland crashed a pre-UFC White House press conference after claiming he was banned from the event due to previous verbal attacks on Donald Trump. Strickland had initially pushed to be on the fight card before his title win over Khamzat Chimaev. The White House event was scheduled months in advance, featuring Ilia Topuria defending his lightweight title against Justin Gaethje.
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Strickland had initially pushed to feature on the card before his shock middleweight title win over Khamzat Chimaev
The White House event was confirmed months in advance, with Ilia Topuria set to defend his lightweight title against Justin Gaethje
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