Several mixed martial arts fans used UFC 297 to express their “political views” in Toronto on Saturday.
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In fact, we could hear the crowd chanting “F*** Trudeau” in unison before the main event between Sean Strickland and Dricus du Plessis.
This may be related to comments Strickland made during a heated verbal altercation with a reporter on Friday.
The latter urged the conservative campaigner to reconsider controversial comments he made about the LGBTQ+ community a few years ago.
“You're a [sacre] “A weak man,” Strickland replied. You are part of it [sacre] Problem. They elected Justin Trudeau.”
“You don’t have one [sacre] spine as he closed yours [sacre] Countries and seized bank accounts,” he added, citing the federal government’s actions during the COVID-19 pandemic and the “Freedom Convoy” in Ottawa.
“Are you asking me such nonsense? […] Kiss my ass. Move over, man. [Sacre] cowardly.”
It wasn't the first time this week that the 32-year-old American used his platform to put forward his ideas about the Canadian prime minister, who also spoke out against Trudeau's policies and the LGBTQ+ community during an organized canvass on Wednesday.