Dana White Denies Sean Strickland Was Barred From June 14 White House UFC Card
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 10
Dana White Denies Sean Strickland Was Barred From June 14 White House UFC Card
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 10
Summary
Dana White rejected Sean Strickland’s claim that the White House blocked him from Sunday’s UFC Freedom 250, saying the middleweight champion is not banned from the event.
Strickland had posted on X that UFC told him he was “not cleared by the White House” after he criticized Donald Trump, Israel and Jeffrey Epstein, later calling himself the only male American UFC champion excluded.
June 14’s card is set for the White House south lawn on Trump’s 80th birthday and Flag Day, with about 4,300 military personnel expected alongside donors, lobbyists and lawmakers seeking seats.
The event already faces outside scrutiny: a watchdog sued this week, calling it a corrupt private spectacle, while Trump’s disclosures show he bought up to $50,000 in UFC parent TKO stock earlier this year.
No White House or UFC clarification followed White’s remarks, leaving Strickland’s account unresolved as weather forecasts show possible evening thunderstorms in Washington.