Sean Strickland’s fixation with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney took a disturbing turn on social media, where the UFC fighter shared a violent AI-generated post referencing her 2023 Bud Light campaign.
Fake footage of the UFC middleweight champion pummeling someone with Mulvaney’s likeness received more than 80,000 likes on Instagram, where Strickland called out the brewer.
‘Ive yet to see one rainbow flag,’ he wrote, adding ‘We’re back!!!’ along with Bud Light’s handle.
The post comes at the onset of Pride Month and is an obvious reference to Mulvaney’s 2023 Instagram post in which she promoted one of America’s best-selling beers ahead of March Madness.
Conservative Americans reacted with calls to boycott Budweiser, although critics such as Kid Rock were later observed drinking Bud Light at a Nashville concert hall. The rapper-turned-MAGA darling ultimately told Fox News‘ Sean Hannity in December of 2023 that he was done with the boycott.
Sean Strickland is pictured with his UFC middleweight crown in Newark last month
Fake footage of the UFC middleweight champ pummeling someone with Mulvaney’s likeness received more than 80,000 likes on Instagram, where Strickland directed his rage at Bud Light
Mulvaney promoted Bud Light in 2023, leading to widespread boycotts by conservatives
Strickland, however, has held onto this animosity, leading to a number of comments about Bud Light and Mulvaney. He’s even remained critical of the brewer in light of UFC’s ongoing partnership with the brand.
‘Here’s the thing about Bud Light: Ten years ago, to be trans was a mental f**king illness and now, all of a sudden, people like you have f**king weaseled your way in the world,’ Strickland said before UFC 297 in Toronto.
‘You are an infection,’ Strickland said of trans people. ‘You are the definition of weakness. Everything that is wrong with the world is because of f**king you.’
Strickland’s recent Instagram post was well received by his followers, several of whom also added antisemitic comments for some reason.
However, he got a somewhat different reaction on X, where he wrote: ‘Say what you want about Trump but June has got far less gay.’
X influencer Morgan Moore asked him why he is ‘so obsessed with anything gay.’
Strickland responded by calling homosexuality ‘anti American,’ but was met with many more questions about his fascination with the topic.
UFC boss Dana White has criticized Strickland as a ‘nightmare’ to work with, but has continued to book the veteran fighter, who remains one of the more visible talents in the sport.