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The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s June 14 event at the White House has been the talk of the sport for months, with countless fighters jockeying for the chance to fight on the card, then once the lineup was finalized, for a spot in the very limited on-site seating. According to rumor, UFC middleweight champ Strickland (31-7), who is well known for voicing his unfiltered opinions, recent rumors suggested that the reigning middleweight champion has been barred from the event, potentially due to incendiary remarks he made last week about Israel and its longtime leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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However, UFC CEO Dana White dismissed the rumors, acknowledging Strickland’s penchant for controversy but maintaining that nobody had been banned and that attendance was constrained by space and seating. White also pointed out that Strickland had already voiced his contempt for the event and disinterest in attending.
“Sean Strickland is banned from humanity,” White quipped. “We don’t want him near any human beings, anywhere… He made it very clear that he didn’t want to be a part of this event. Now, apparently, he’s banned. Nobody’s banned. Nobody’s music is banned, no media members have been banned… This is obviously a very unique event, where there’s only so much room… there’s only 4300 tickets.”
DanaWhite fires back at rumors👀Says SeanStrickland is ‘banned from humanity,’ but denies any real bans involving Strickland, DiegoLopes’ walkout music, or the media. pic.twitter.com/3cHCJ37z9u
— Diana Belbiță (@DianaBelbita) June 9, 2026
For his part, Strickland claims he is not bothered about not being invited to the White House card. Strickland has been severely criticizing America’s involvement in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. Strickland says he, too, would have banned himself from the White House card:
“I’m not even salty they didn’t clear me. Could you picture me sitting with Kash Patel? F*ck man, I’d ban me from the White House too.”
Strickland also further claimed that Hunter Campbell had told him that he would arrange an invitation for him to the White House card. However, the UFC allegedly told him later that he was not “cleared.” Strickland wrote on X:
To Dana saying I wasn’t invited… Ill clarify for this to you.
After my fight Hunter said he will get it done. UFC filmed it and embedded has the footage.
I later got a call from the UFC saying “I wasn’t cleared by the white house”
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) June 10, 2026
“To Dana saying I wasn’t invited… Ill clarify for this to you. After my fight Hunter [Campbell] said he will get it done. UFC filmed it and embedded has the footage. I later got a call from the UFC saying “I wasn’t cleared by the white house””
SeanStrickland says he’s not mad that the UFC didn’t invite him to the White House event
“I’m not even salty they didn’t clear me. Could you picture me sitting with Kash Patel?
F*ck man, I’d ban me from the White House too.” 😭 https://t.co/RcIPO9Nvqb pic.twitter.com/cvCKJLHO2x
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) June 10, 2026
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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