UFC champion Sean Strickland had an eventful Friday in Las Vegas.
He started the day by leaving Jake Paul covered in blood after a sparring match. A few hours later, Strickland got into another argument with musician Machine Gun Kelly.
Strickland attended the star-studded Power Slap event at the Durango Casino and Resort. A video shot by Inside Fighting shows Strickland confronting the Grammy-nominated artist, at one point calling him a “freak.”
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UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland stands on stage at the UFC 2024 season press conference held at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 15, 2023. (Cooper Neal/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Strickland also appears to have insulted Kelly’s outfit.
Strickland eventually walked away, but moments later yelled back at MGK, saying, “I don’t know who that guy is. I’m easy to find, vampire guy.” The argument appears to have been purely verbal.
UFC fighters Sean Strickland and Doricas du Plessis get into an all-out brawl in the stands during an MMA event
Mr. Strickland posted on social media Friday night, hinting that he had some kind of interaction with Mr. Kelly.
Machine Gun Kelly jumped when he saw the fans running up to the stage. (Taylor Hill)
“I almost hit a vampire tonight…lol!” Strickland wrote. “I hear his name is Machine Gun Kelly. How does he have a name and dress like a 13 Goth South Park character?!?”
UFC CEO Dana White was later asked about the altercation between Strickland and Kelly.
“You can’t take Sean Strickland with another human being,” White said after a notable (and laughable) pause. “You know what I mean? It has nothing to do with Machine Gun Kelly. It’s about humans.”
UFC CEO Dana White stands on stage during the UFC 297 press conference at the Elgin and Winter Garden Theater Center on January 18, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario. (Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Strickland then went on a social media rant, ultimately targeting MGK’s fiancée, actress Megan Fox. Strickland questioned Foxx’s decision to date Kelly.
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Strickland defended his UFC middleweight title at UFC 297 in January, losing a split decision to Dorikas du Plessis.
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