{"id":2257930,"date":"2024-06-02T13:24:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T17:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-sean-strickland-stuns-trump-after-violent-victory-honors-him-after-fight-youre-the-man\/"},"modified":"2024-06-02T13:26:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T17:26:55","slug":"watch-sean-strickland-stuns-trump-after-violent-victory-honors-him-after-fight-youre-the-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-sean-strickland-stuns-trump-after-violent-victory-honors-him-after-fight-youre-the-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Sean Strickland Surprises Trump Post Intense Win, Pays Tribute &#8211; &#8216;You&#8217;re Awesome!"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-sean-strickland-stuns-trump-after-violent-victory-honors-him-after-fight-youre-the-man%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2257930&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sean\u200c Strickland, the UFC middleweight champion, \u200dexpressed support \u2062for Donald Trump \u2064after \u2063defeating Paulo Costa. Strickland&#8217;s post-fight\u200b speech praising Trump went viral, highlighting his\u200b defense of the former\u2062 president amidst legal challenges. Trump, in attendance at\u2064 the event,\u200b acknowledged\u2062 Strickland&#8217;s\u2064 performance in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-tyson-fury-thanks-jesus-christ-for-fantastic-fight-with-oleksandr-usyk-then-says-he-actually-beat-him\/\" title=\"Video: Tyson Fury Credits Jesus for Amazing Bout with Oleksandr Usyk, Claims Victory\">intense bout<\/a>, generating widespread attention \u2063online. \u2062Sean Strickland, the UFC middleweight champion, showed admiration for Donald Trump after beating \u2062Paulo Costa. His speech in support of Trump\u2062 gained popularity online, emphasizing \u2063his backing of the ex-president\u2064 during\u200d legal troubles.\u200b Trump, present\u200c at the match, recognized Strickland&#8217;s \u200cachievement, causing a stir on \u200cthe\u200c internet.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/rmoorhead\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/rmoorhead\/%20\"><span>Richard Moorhead<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 2, 2024 at 7:12am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The victor of an Ultimate Fighting Championship bout spoke in defense of former President Donald Trump on Saturday \u2014 as he watched from the crowd at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>UFC middleweight Sean Strickland hailed Trump after defeating Brazilian fighter Paulo Costa.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Former UFC champion Sean Strickland shouts out Trump in his post-fight victory speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump, you\u2019re the man\u2026 It is a d*mn travesty what they are doing to you. I\u2019ll be donating to you, my man.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M8YQ3jpyTX\">pic.twitter.com\/M8YQ3jpyTX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leading Report (@LeadingReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeadingReport\/status\/1797123629534351681?\">June 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump, you\u2019re the man bro,\u201d the fighter said of Trump in post-bout remarks at UFC 302.<\/p>\n<p>Trump appeared at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/life-liberty-and-the-ufc\/\" title=\"Life, Liberty, And The UFC\">fight night<\/a> just days after being convicted of felony campaign finance violations by George Soros-funded Manhattan District Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hypocrite-alvin-bragg-slammed-2-lawsuits-trump-indictment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alvin Bragg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Strickland criticized the charges, which many legal experts have pointed to as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/even-cnn-legal-analyst-sees-new-york-ags-political-case-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">political prosecution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump, you\u2019re the man bro,\u201d Strickland said. \u201cIt is a damn travesty what they are doing to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The outspoken UFC fighter also added that he would be opening up his wallet for Trump: \u201cI\u2019ll be donating to you my man!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Strickland actually exited the octagon and proceeded to take a picture with Trump before speaking in his defense.<\/p>\n<p>The selfie Strickland took with Trump swiftly went viral:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Sean Strickland Trump selfie goes CRAZY <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/muYvJ2cFFE\">pic.twitter.com\/muYvJ2cFFE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpinninBackfist\/status\/1797154908258378234?\">June 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Strickland was declared the winner by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-star-fighter-goes-viral-after-spanking-opponent-faking-injury-during-championship-fight\/\" title=\"WATCH: Star Fighter Goes Viral After Spanking Opponent, Faking Injury During Championship Fight\">split decision<\/a> in the contest.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dominate performance from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SStricklandMMA?\">@SStricklandMMA<\/a> tonight \ud83d\udc4f<\/p>\n<p>He earns the split decision victory at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC302?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC302<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8E8ONYYciG\">pic.twitter.com\/8E8ONYYciG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1797121387221442812?\">June 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A violent series of blows at the end of the fifth and final round even had some fans questioning why Strickland wasn\u2019t declared the winner by technical knockout.<\/p>\n<p>Trump himself even applauded Strickland\u2019s final series of strikes.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sean Strickland goes ALL OUT in the final seconds of his fight with Paulo Costa\u203c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>FIX THE JUDGING IN THIS SPORT\u203c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>A split decision is absolutely absurd, these guys careers are on the line. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC302?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC302<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MMA?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MMA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iM58nBQWP9\">pic.twitter.com\/iM58nBQWP9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MMA Casuals (@MMA_CASUALS_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MMA_CASUALS_\/status\/1797121572479566000?\">June 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kevin Holland \u2014 another martial artist on the ticket who secured a victory \u2014 had a ringside meeting with Trump as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kevin Holland with the EPIC win, goes to pay a visit with President Trump at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC302?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC302<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PLCdivWu4z\">pic.twitter.com\/PLCdivWu4z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Scavino Jr.\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83e\udd85 (@DanScavino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanScavino\/status\/1797111291087405523?\">June 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Trump has pledged to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/will-trump-go-prison-need-know-following-rigged-hush-trial-money-verdict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appeal<\/a> his New York conviction.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rises-as-he-promises-hes-only-begun-to-fight-put-on-full-armor-of-god-to-fight-the-left\/\" title=\"DeSantis Rises As He Promises He\u2019s \u2018Only Begun To Fight\u2019: \u2018Put On Full Armor Of God\u2019 To Fight The Left\">fight back hard<\/a>, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? Without direct support from you, our readers, we can\u2019t continue the fight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Can we count on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>your support<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? It may not seem like much, but a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Western Journal Membership<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  can make all the difference in the world because when you support us directly, you cut Big Tech out of the picture. They lose control. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A monthly Western Journal Membership costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45583\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/rmoorhead\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45583\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45583\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45583\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Richard Moorhead is a journalist, a graduate of Arizona State University, Army Infantryman, Gold Star grandson, and guitar player.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a significant UFC event at the Prudential Center, Sean Strickland, the UFC middleweight champion, defended Donald Trump in a thrilling victory over Paulo Costa. 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