Sean Strickland was directionally vitriolic when discussing the recent Super Bowl halftime show and used some regressive slurs to describe the featured performer, Bad Bunny. This year’s NFL-related entertainment proceedings became heavily politicized, with some seeing Bad Bunny as being representative of a left-leaning performance. While on the other end of this political binary showcase, a Turning Point USA show featuring Kid Rock offered up more of a MAGA-focused, right-leaning musical offering.
Strickland returns from his suspension to clash with Anthony ‘Fluffy’ Hernandez this weekend, but he also took some time to lambast Bad Bunny and the NFL halftime show during his pre-fight media day. When the controversial combatant began touching upon how we should all divert from MMA discourse and take a look at recent happenings in the NFL, Strickland said,
“I don’t even want to say that f***ot’s name. Because like it’s just like; somebody give me his name. Say his name, I don’t want to say it. You know who I’m talking about. The half time show guy, the Puerto Rican, right? Puerto Rican?….. Bro, yeah, that f***ing f***ot. Like it’s so crazy that this is America now. Like back in the day, dude, the NFL was like the f***ing standard of being a f***ing man. Now every f***ing year, the NFL, I think they all get together around a table.”
Sean Strickland calls Bad Bunny “a gay foreigner” despite Puerto Rico being part of the United States
As the former UFC middleweight champion expounded upon what he foresees happening behind the scenes with the National Football League in recent times, Sean Strickland continued,
“[They] say ‘you know what guys, how do we f**king ruin this sport? How do we gay it up? How do we f***ing ruin it? Well I’ll tell you what, why not bring in a gay foreigner who doesn’t speak f***ing English and then to have him perform it? Like get the f**k out of here. Yeah, dude, it’s like the NFL is pathetic these days. Even like the NFL players f****ing probably hate it. Yeah, no, the NFL is gay. I think we can all agree NFL got real gay lately.”
