Nina-Marie Daniele reacts to Sean Strickland sharing a meme of himself explaining the difference between comedy and racism

MMA influencer Nina-Marie Daniele has shared her reaction to a meme Sean Strickland posted on social media, which depicts the middleweight contender's recent explanation of the difference between comedy and racism.

'Tarzan' is considered by many to be one of the most controversial fighters on the UFC roster. Strickland very rarely filters what he says both online and during interviews, and often finds himself being labeled racist, transphobic, homophobic, or xenophobic.

Recently, the former middleweight champion opted to hit back at his critics by stating that he is not racist, but it is his right to make a joke about anything. Taking to X, he tweeted:

"You guys I am not a racist... 100 percent racism is wrong...We are all equals...... BUT!!!!!!! I'll make fun of Jon Jones buying drugs and I'll make fun of Bryce Mitchell f*cking his cousin.... THE LEFT WILL NOT TAKE THIS FROM US........."

Following his tweet, which received a wave of backlash, Strickland then took to Instagram to share a meme about what he'd written. The image depicts the 33-year-old writing on a chalkboard, trying to explain the difference between racism and comedy.

Check out the meme Strickland shared here:

Nina-Marie Daniele was then spotted in the comments section of Sean Strickland's post and couldn't contain her laughter at his attempt at an explanation. She wrote:

"😂😂😂😂"

Check out Daniele's comment on Instagram here:

Nina-Marie Daniele's Instagram comment

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Sean Strickland open to potential Israel Adesanya rematch

Sean Strickland has revealed that he's interested in potentially running it back with Israel Adesanya in the near future.

'Tarzan' previously caused one of the biggest upsets in UFC history when he first faced Adesanya at UFC 293 last year. What was expected to be a routine victory for the Nigerian New Zealander proved anything but, as Strickland dominated the fight, even knocking Adesanya down on his way to a unanimous decision victory.

Following Adesanya's recent loss to Dricus du Plessis, Strickland was asked about facing 'The Last Stylebender' again, as they have now both lost to the South African. Speaking to ESPN MMA's Brett Okamoto, the former champion said:

"I've never picked a fight, I've never said no, I've never said anything. If [Adesanya] wants to come run that sh*t back, run it back, dude. I don't give a f**k. Just f**king leave your dog collar at home, you f**king weirdo."

Check out Sean Strickland's comments here: