Police claimed it was for the cage fighter's own safety. Controversial anti-Trump UFC star Sean Strickland was escorted out of the UFC fan festival event near the White House by Secret Service agents on Sunday. The reigning middleweight champion, who has previously come under fire for racist, homophobic and misogynistic remarks , was removed from the viewing party on The Ellipse. Strickland, had previously claimed he hadn’t been invited to the event, part of America’s 250th birthday