At a Paramount+ media day, UFC fighter Sean Strickland made aseries of sexist and homophobic comments, as well as misogynistic ones, causing outrage throughout the sports community.
The event, which was intended to promoteStrickland's next fightwith Anthony Hernandez, became a circus,Variety reports.
Strickland, who returned after being suspended for attacking a cornerman, went on a barrage of slurs that left fans and commentators gasping.
'Ronda Rousey can fight. I think she lost a few fights to her ex, but bitch can fight,' he announced, then turning to Gina Carano with a lewd comment, 'I like Gina. She's like really conservative. She was hot, you know. I was like a kid when she was fighting. I may have jerked off to her once or twice in my day.'
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He also took aim at the NFL's Super Bowl XL halftime show, when performer Bad Bunny and one-time WWE 24/7 Champion was described as a 'f-ck-ng fag-t.'
'I think they all get together around a table and say, 'You know what guys, how do we ruin this sport? How do we gay it up?' he added, to ridicule league leadership.
'Why don't we get a gay foreigner in who doesn't speak the language [or say, 'fucking English'] and have him do [the halftime show]?'
His tirade spilled on into the arena of gender politics.
'There's nothing wrong with women. They do great things. They cook, they clean,' which is a slap to the heart of women's MMA. The quote, which was unchallenged by the UFC's media team, did not sit well online.
Source: International Business Times UK
