Sean Strickland Slams Joaquin Buckley Over Racial Slur and Sparring Leak

UFC star Sean Strickland turns on JD Vance and Donald Trump after midterms over 'lying'.

Sean Strickland, the current and two-time UFC Middleweight Champion, has publicly turned on President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

The 35-year-old fighter was once among Trump's most vocal supporters in combat sports.

He pledged campaign cash to Trump from inside the octagon.

But after this week's midterm elections, Strickland made a dramatic U-turn.

The Republicans suffered devastating losses, with historic strongholds like Texas and Kansas flipping.

Vance took to social media with a lengthy post explaining why the GOP lost.

He cited four factors: ending the war, focusing on the cost of living and inflation, putting America first, and changing the nation's relationship to Israel.

Vance's post has already racked up nearly 60 million views.

It received plenty of backlash.

Strickland made sure to add his own blunt take.

"You lost because you and Trump lied about everything..."

Strickland replied to Vance's post on X.

This marks a complete reversal for Strickland.

He was once one of Trump's most passionate backers in combat sports.

Earlier this year, Strickland claimed he was "banned" from the UFC White House event.

He said it was due to "anti-Israel" comments he had made online.

That snub led him to take aim at the Trump administration.

Now, in the wake of the midterms, he has all but turned on the President and Vice President.

Strickland has never been one to shy away from confrontation or controversy.

His transformation from a staunch MAGA supporter into an outspoken critic has been staggering.

The midterm results have only further ignited his fire over what is wrong with the current leaders of the United States.

This political drama comes alongside another public feud.

Just days earlier, welterweight contender Joaquin Buckley confronted Strickland over a racial slur.

During a Brand Risk event in May, Strickland had casually repeated the N-word.

"Tap n—a, I like that," he had said.

The remark drew considerable backlash on social media at the time.

Buckley apparently felt it was time to challenge Strickland directly.

At a recent event, Buckley and an associate ran into Strickland.

They immediately confronted him about his use of the racial slur.

In grainy footage shared online, Buckley and his associate questioned the middleweight champion.

"I see what you trying to do," Buckley told Strickland.

"Brother, don't call people the N-word. It's offensive, G," Buckley's associate added.

"It's disrespectful, bro."

"If anybody tells me not to do anything, I am gonna do it," Strickland responded.

The interaction grew increasingly tense.

After a few minutes of back-and-forth, the two appeared to put their differences aside.

They went their separate ways.

But that was not the end of it.

Buckley shared the confrontation video online.

He included a caption explaining why he had approached Strickland.

"We saw Strickland and I approached him and I let him know I know what he doing but these platforms you got to be careful what you say at all time," Buckley wrote.

That post did not sit well with Strickland.

The middleweight champion responded by sharing their sparring footage online.

The brief and grainy clip shows Strickland landing a shot on a fighter rushing toward him.

As soon as the counter connects, the fighter gets dropped to the canvas.

It was not clear whether the clip showed Buckley being knocked down.

But Strickland left little doubt in the caption.

"Sit down Buckley," the 35-year-old wrote.

"Love it. #NowDoItAgain," Buckley replied in the comments.

The feud only escalated from there.

Strickland took a dig at Buckley over his recent run of losses.

This confrontation also comes amid Buckley's feud with Dustin Poirier.

Buckley questioned Poirier over his use of a racial slur during his June arrest at Atlanta airport.

He also criticized Poirier for praising heavyweight contender Josh.