Suspended UFC flyweight fighter Jeff Molina takes a brave step and comes out as bisexual. However, Molina was forced to do so after an intimate video of him got leaked online. But Molina did not let the controversy take a life of its own and shared his side of the story. However, it does not look like Sean Strickland has a positive reaction to the news.
The UFC middleweight fighter is a very controversial figure in the sport. From making fun of Israel Adesanya for liking anime to making controversial comments about Stephan Bonnar’s death, Strickland is never too far away from controversy. But this time, perhaps Strickland went a bit too far with his online antics. He took to Twitter and made some wild comments on Molina’s coming out story.
Jeff Molina suspended indefinitely for rigging fights, ruining MMA..
Everyone "POS"
Jeff Molina "I may of sucked a cock"
Everyone "you're so brave"
What the actual CNN is going on here.. Bro we don't care that you fuck dudes its 2023 we care that you're a pos cheater…
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) March 17, 2023
He wrote, “Jeff Molina suspended indefinitely for rigging fights, ruining MMA.. Everyone “POS”… Jeff Molina “I may of sucked a c**k”… Everyone “you’re so brave”… What the actual CNN is going on here.. Bro we don’t care that you f**k dudes its 2023 we care that you’re a pos cheater…”
Strickland also made the hint that Jeff Molina coming out at this point, may have something to do with his recent betting controversy. Molina’s coach, James Krause is currently under investigation for allegedly fixing fights. Because of his association with Krause, Jeff Molina was also suspended from the UFC until the culmination of the investigation.
Hence, Sean is theorizing that Molina may have planned to leak the video in order to generate some publicity. Although there is no evidence to back his outlandish claim, Strickland does not seem to back down from his comments. Sean further added, “Meh mans looking at his career fading away.. was this a planned leak?”
Meh mans looking at his career fading away.. was this a planned leak?
— Sean Strickland (@SStricklandMMA) March 17, 2023
Even the former UFC title challenger Jake Shields made some questionable remarks on the situation.
But he sucks dick so he's a hero
— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) March 17, 2023
Jake wrote, “But he sucks d**k so he’s a hero”
Jeff Molina is receiving a ton of support from the fans in general. Despite all the positivity, Sean Strickland’s comments did not escape his sight.
Jeff Molina gives a befitting reply to Sean Strickland
Coming out is a tough decision for any person in society. However, Jeff Molina (MMA record 11-2) is in a profession that is notorious for its masculine facade. Hence, for a male MMA fighter to come out of the closet must have been extremely hard. On top of that, he was almost forced to do so after his intimate footage leaked.
But Molina is not shying away and he even decided to respond to Sean Strickland. While Strickland’s comments could be interpreted as offensive, Molina chose a completely different route. He replied with humility and even joked that it was time for Sean himself to come out of the closet.
Temporarily suspended until the investigation is over- I didn’t rig shit. but hope this empowers you to come out too bubba 😂🏳️🌈
— Jeff Molina (@jmolina_125) March 17, 2023
Molina added, “Temporarily suspended until the investigation is over- I didn’t rig shit. but hope this empowers you to come out too bubba.”
While there are openly gay female UFC fighters like Molly McCann, Amanda Nunes, and Raquel Pennington, Molina becomes the first openly bisexual male fighter in the UFC. It is undoubtedly a brave step, which will encourage other fighters to perhaps share their stories as well.
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