Sean Strickland was escorted by police from UFC Fan Fest in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, however was not arrested or charged after the altercation.
The incident unfolded simply earlier than the UFC White Home card, when Strickland sneaked into UFC Fan Fest on the Ellipse and jumped into the ring amidst the excited followers upon his arrival. Minutes later, Strickland was seen leaving the occasion surrounded by senior law enforcement officials and safety personnel.
On Monday, MMA Preventing confirmed that no expenses have been filed towards Strickland and no arrests have been made. He was solely detained lengthy sufficient to be faraway from UFC Fan Fest.
As TMZ first reported, Strickland was truly ejected after arriving as an unscheduled visitor on the occasion, inflicting confusion within the viewers, as a result of security issues greater than anything. To make sure the state of affairs didn’t get out of hand, Strickland was eliminated and escorted from the Ellipse, however was not arrested.
This brings to an finish a week-long saga wherein Strickland claimed he was banned from attending a UFC White Home occasion, claiming that he believed all of it boiled all the way down to President Donald Trump’s shut relationship with Israel and his criticism of the continued Iran warfare.
UFC CEO Dana White later disputed Strickland’s statements, saying the UFC middleweight champion was by no means banned, solely not invited to the occasion as a result of restricted seating on the present on the South Garden of the White Home.
Nonetheless, Mr. Strickland has been operating a really public marketing campaign touting his plans to seem in Washington, D.C., anyway, and that is precisely what unfolded final week.
However ultimately, Strickland, whereas making loads of headlines, confronted no authorized recourse for displaying up unannounced at UFC Fan Fest earlier than Sunday’s UFC White Home card.
