MMA fighter turned famous TikTok food critic Keith Lee is firing back at controversial UFC star Sean Strickland.
Last week, Strickland told the story of an encounter with Lee at the gym.
According to Strickland, Lee tried to debate him on racial issues at the gym and said Lee went on to accuse him of being a racist.
“He comes up to me and tried to talk to me about race, he tried to have this racial systematic oppression s—…like I don’t disagree…but I’m not trying to have this debate in the gym, I’m trying to spar”
“So he comes up to me and starts accusing me of being f—- racist and I’m like what are we f—– doing here dude like if I was racist, I’m the most honest mfer there”
Strickland said that he began trying to make Lee mad by making outlandish comments, and Lee responded by saying that he doesn’t like white people.
“Anytime you’re talking to somebody racist, and I know this because I used to be a little racist, anytime you’re talking to somebody racist and you want to p— them off, you’ve just got to talk about f—– the s-x, the race of whatever they are.”
“So I’m like yo Lee, I’m not racist, I F more black women than you have bro how am I a racist and I said that just to p— him off. I said that just to make him mad and I’m like ‘bro just relax, I know you got a little white woman at home, chill the f— out’ and I’m just kind of poking him but I’m doing it funny and he goes ‘nah F that, I don’t like white people!’
“Mind you, Curt (Chris Curtis) is sitting right next to me, Jason Manly, another black guy, is sitting right next to me and they just sit there f-ing silent as this racist mfer is telling his dislike for white people.”
Sean Strickland says Keith Lee, Kevin Lee’s brother accused him of being racist and then ended up saying “I don’t like white people” pic.twitter.com/f1eoky2rnV
— MMA Mania (@mmamania) July 17, 2023
On Monday night, Lee took to TikTok and made a video claiming that Strickland was making false accusations against him.
“I received a week straight of false allegations, negative comments, and negative backlash for something that I didn’t do.”
“Yes, me and Sean had a conversation. No, the conversation didn’t go how he depicted it. Sean Strickland is an MMA fighter known for saying divisive things. I walked up to him and two people who I consider friends already having a conversation after practice. I joined the conversation and the conversation happened to already be on race.”
According to Lee, here’s how he responded to Sean’s bizarre comments about hooking up with more black women than him.
“Never at any point did I say I didn’t like anybody, I simply disagreed with what he said and instead of fighting ignorance with ignorance, I said no, I’m happily married with children and I’m very proud of the family that God has allowed me to build and I immediately disagreed with all the ignorant and distasteful comments that he made and I was no longer interested in entertaining the conversation.”
“I don’t have any bad feelings or wish anything ill against Sean Strickland, I just want this cleared up.”
Keith Lee responds to Sean Strickland after Sean calls Keith Lee racist. pic.twitter.com/sXZfAb1R3G
— Fight Lounge (@fightlounge_) July 25, 2023
Update: Sean Strickland responded to Lee’s video.