There was magic within the air when former President of the US, Donald Trump, and former Final Combating Championship (UFC) middleweight king, Sean Strickland, got here face-to-face in Las Vegas earlier this week.
Trump, who’s making the rounds as he prepares to run for president once more later this 12 months, was in “Sin Metropolis” and someway ended up in a again room stuffed with social media influencers and a former UFC champion. The previous POTUS and Strickland didn’t chop it up an excessive amount of, however they squared off for an surprising staredown.
It was like two worlds colliding directly, as each Trump and Strickland are two of essentially the most outspoken folks of their respective professions. Take a look at their distinctive faceoff under:
Strickland, who’s a resident of Las Vegas, is coming off a close-knit title loss to Dricus du Plessis at UFC 297 final month. It was Strickland’s first official title protection since profitable the UFC middleweight strap off Israel Adesanya in a stunning upset late final 12 months. Whereas some thought Strickland did sufficient over the course of 5 rounds to defend his title in opposition to DDP, “Stillknocks” ended up strolling away with the break up resolution win and the 185-pound title.
After 3 years of being instructed Individuals are dangerous, it’s refreshing to see somebody rejoice this nation and its residents. I bleed pink white and blue. There was a time all of us did. I am nonetheless ready for the day we finish the race, gender and earnings propaganda to lastly understand we’re… pic.twitter.com/kGEL2aSiBC
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) February 9, 2024
“After 3 years of being instructed Individuals are dangerous, it’s refreshing to see somebody rejoice this nation and its residents,” wrote Strickland on social media following his assembly with Trump. “I bleed pink white and blue. There was a time all of us did. I’m nonetheless ready for the day we finish the race, gender and earnings propaganda to lastly understand we’re all Individuals on this collectively.”
As for Trump, he’s been round UFC {and professional} fighters for years. The avid blended martial arts (MMA) fan simply attended UFC 295 in New York again in Nov. 2023 (watch HERE). Some consider Trump might have used a physique double for safety functions, however that doesn’t take away from the truth that he’s a ride-or-die UFC supporter.
Trump even talked about Strickland throughout his speech in Las Vegas this week. See under:
