UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland just snuck into a UFC fan event at the White House, where he was then removed and escorted off the grounds by officers. He isn’t on the fight card and has previously claimed he was banned from the event. However, Strickland is in Washington and has spent the week leading up to the UFC Freedom 250 fight week attending various activities. According to ESPN, his presence drew a massive crowd before the main event.
On Saturday, according to the Independent and Strickland’s Instagram, he filmed himself walking through the event, and can be heard telling fans not to make too much noise. However, a mob slowly built up. ESPN stated that the United States Park Police and the US Marshals stepped in to evacuate him from the area for everyone’s safety, and that “the unplanned presence of Sean Strickland drew significant attention from attendees, resulting in disorder.”
