UFC Fighter Sean Strickland Goes on Sexist, Homophobic Tirade About Bad Bunny and Ronda Rousey During MMA League’s Media Day: ‘No One Gives a F— About Women’s Sports’

Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland set social media ablaze on Wednesday following his comments about the NFL and the Super Bowl halftime show featuring world-renowned artist Bad Bunny.

via: Variety

MMA fighter Sean Strickland went on a bigoted tirade on Wednesday during the UFC media day event, during which he called Bad Bunny a “f—-t” and said women have been empowered “too much” to the point where they’ve “ruined society.”

Strickland participated in the UFC Media Day event in Houston to promote his fight with Anthony Hernandez on Saturday night that will air on Paramount+. The fight marks Strickland’s first bout since he was suspended from the UFC in July 2025 for attacking another fighter while working as a cornerman during an event.

Paramount+ did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment. Reps for the UFC did not immediately respond for comment.

When asked about Netflix’s upcoming MMA match between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano, Strickland called the event an “insane” idea and suggested they should fight “half naked.” He then joked about Rousey’s abusive relationship with her ex-boyfriend.

“Ronda Rousey can fight,” Strickland said. “That bitch can fight… I think she lost a few fights to her ex, but bitch can fight.”

He then said of Carano, “I like Gina. She’s like super conservative. She was hot, you know. I was like a kid when she fought. I may have jerked off to her once or twice back in the day.”

The former UFC middleweight champ went on to say that “no one gives a fuck about women’s sports.” He added, “There’s nothing wrong with women. They do great things. They cook, they clean.”

In later comments about the NFL, Strickland called Super Bowl LX halftime performer Bad Bunny a “fucking f—-t” and lamented the days when the National Football League was the “fucking standard of being a fucking man.”

“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?’” Strickland said, mocking NFL leadership. “’Why don’t we bring in a gay foreigner who doesn’t speak fucking English and have him perform [the halftime show]?’”

In August 2025, Paramount inked a seven-year deal with TKO Group under which Paramount+ became the exclusive home of all UFC events in the U.S. The contract has an average annual value of $1.1 billion, with an overall value of $7.7 billion.

A video clip of Strickland's comments went viral, prompting plenty of reaction and reaching far outside the MMA bubble, which is unfortunately used to these unhinged rants from Strickland due to the UFC's lack of accountability.

Below are a few reactions on social media: