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ESPN wants to make a lot of money. Many people do. It’s the compromise part that’s sometimes difficult. It’s when something so awful occurs that in total, coldblooded, unyielding pursuit of the cash you ignore that terrible thing. Just act like it didn’t happen. Not your responsibility. Just grab the big check and run.
That’s what ESPN is doing now when it comes to the ugly, despicable, bigoted case of UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland, who this week, while speaking to the media prior to Saturday’s UFC 297, went on an anti-LGBTQ rant after a reporter asked about his previous claims that having a gay son meant he failed as a father.
