Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) competitor Sean Strickland who previously called transgender identity a mental illness and said hed consider his son as weak and himself as a failure if his son ever came out as gay has been suspended indefinitely from competing.The Nevada State Athletic Commission suspended Strickland after theTuff-N-Uff event on June 29 in Las Vegas, Nevada. At the event, video captured Strickland throwing punches at fighter Luis Hernandez. After Hernandez defeated Miles Hunsinger, another fighter who Strickland had been training, he taunted Hunsinger. Then Strickland approached Hernandez and threw punches, some of which landed. Related UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell praises Hitler for purifying Jews for turning kids, women & dudes gay Bryce Mitchell of UFC says Hitler was a good guy, he would have liked to fish with him and that gays made him justified in what he did to Jewish people. The commission suspended Strickland, age 34, until he attends an official hearing on the incident, possibly scheduled for August, ESPN reported. In fact, Strickland hasnt fought since his last bout against former opponent Dricus Du Plessislast February. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights. Subscribe to our Newsletter today State athletic commission suspensions are recognized nationwide, and the UFC has almost always abided by them internationally, writes sports journalist Ryan Harkness. Because other UFC fighters have previously faced nine-month suspensions after physically assaulting fighters, Strickland could remain out of action until April 2026, if hes given a similar punishment. Strickland is currently ranked No. 2 in the UFCs middleweight division. In December 2021, Stricklandsaid that he would think he had failed as a man if he ever had a gay son, writing, If I had a gay son I would think I failed as a man to create such weakness. If I had a whore for a daughter Id think she just wanted to be like her dad lol!!When a reporter asked Strickland about his quote in a December 2024 interview, Strickland told the journalist, Youre a weak f**king man, dude, Strickland replied. Youre, like, youre part of the f**king problem. You elected [Canadian Prime Minister] Justin Trudeau. [inaudible] Youre just pathetic.Heres 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 after the reporter asked him about UFCs partnership with Bud Light. In April 2023, Bud Light sponsored a 50-second Instagram video that featured transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, and many conservatives are still very angry about this.You are an infection, Strickland said. You are the definition of weakness. Everything that is wrong with the world is because of f**king you.At the time, Fox News host Jesse Watters and current Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth both praised Strickland for his anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.