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Jon Jones Knocks Out Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 in Front of Donald Trump! Full Fight Recap

Jon Jones retains his UFC heavyweight title with a stunning knockout of Stipe Miocic at UFC 309, as Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and other VIPs watched from ringside at Madison Square Garden! Watch the highlights and analysis of this historic fight, along with Miocic’s retirement announcement

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They can celebrate all they want. But if I were Elon, I wouldn't go to the bathroom with him...

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There's nothing quite like the pop Donald Trump gets when he appears ringside at a UFC event: they're always the biggest cheers of the night. It's impossible to imagine Biden - or any other political candidate, for that matter - being received with the same enthusiasm at a sporting event.

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ex UFC Champ Sean Strickland meets Donald Trump & puts a beating on Sneako on the same day

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Ben Blanchet at HuffPost:

Former President Donald Trump backed an idea for a “migrant league” similar to the Ultimate Fighting Championship in remarks to Christian conservatives at a Faith & Freedom Coalition conference on Saturday. “Why don’t you set up a migrant league of fighters and have your regular league of fighters and then you have the champion of your league, these are the greatest fighters in the world, fight the champion of the migrants,” said Trump, who claimed he pitched the idea to UFC President and CEO Dana White. He continued, “I think the migrant guy might win, that’s how tough they are.” The presumptive GOP presidential candidate, who once compared asylum-seekers to UFC fighters in 2019, added that White didn’t like the concept “too much.”

“But actually, it’s not the worst idea I’ve ever had,” said Trump. “These are tough people, these people are tough and they’re nasty, mean.” White, in remarks to reporters at a UFC event, confirmed Trump shared the idea. “It was a joke, it was a joke,” said White, a friend of the former president. “I saw everybody going crazy online. But yeah, he did say it.” Trump would later bring up his “new migrant fight league” idea again at a rally in Philadelphia. “You know, these are tough cookies coming into our country, coming with prisons and mental institutions,” he said.

Just another braindead idea from Donald Trump. America must reject him at the ballot box this fall!

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Trump at UFC 11/24

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BREAKING: Donald Trump arrives to UFC 309 with Elon Musk, RFK Jr, Kid Rock, Speaker Mike Johnson, Dana White and more

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So why did the Trump gain 56% of Young Men's vote this election time? That's the question that needs to be asked and I have answers.

1. The right wing is good at infiltrating spaces that Young men are in or in areas they are interested in. Fitness? Many fitness influencers are MAGA or they espouse right wing narratives. Gaming? Lots of gamers are just intolerant, right wing adjacent, or blatantly fascist. With how they talk about how much they hate "wokeness" in video games. Even with Skateboarding, there's losers like Tim Pool trying to get young (white) men to get into conservative thinking.

2. Conservativism is now seen as edgy and "anti-establishment" amongst a segment of Young Men. (Displaying disgust at dudes in the Punk Rock scene and in Hip-Hop that are now Hardcore MAGA 🤢🤮)

3. Some young men see conservatism/right wing politics as a way to "protect masculinity" and "protect western (white) values". And have deluded themselves into thinking by supporting fascists, they can protect American Hegemony.

4. Conservative media has exploded since Trump took office in 2016. OANN, RSBN, and Newsmax are right wing alternatives that are more beholden to Trump than Fox News. Many of the top podcasts and podcasters in America are rightwing. People like Lex Fridman, The Nelk Boys, Adin Ross, The Paul Brothers, and others have a wider reach than many left leaning platforms.

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Noah Dowe at MMFA:

Right-wing media have amplified conspiracy theories and bigotry from Ultimate Fighting Championship figures including UFC President Dana White and a number of high-profile fighters.  In doing so, these media platforms have mirrored former President Donald Trump's efforts to use the prizefighting league to boost his 2024 campaign. They’ve also provided a megaphone for White and his current and former fighters — some of whom have expressed support for QAnon and claimed the U.S. government orchestrates mass shootings — to espouse racism, anti-LGBTQ bigotry, false claims of election fraud, and a claim that Pfizer-sponsored athletes are “taking handouts from the devil.” 

UFC fighters have delved into right-wing politics and fringe conspiracy theories like QAnon, finding allies in conservative media

An MMA journalist noted that a number of UFC fighters have repeatedly used their public platforms to court conservative fans and endorse extreme right-wing conspiracy theories, including QAnon. MMA journalist Karim Zidan has reported that dozens of MMA figures have embraced fringe beliefs like QAnon, COVID-19 conspiracy theories, mass shooting denialism, and even 9/11 trutherism. He has written: “MMA's embrace of outsider sports fans and right-wing politicians has helped create a wave of athletes activating around extremist causes and conspiracies.” [Bloody Elbow, 9/15/20; Global Sport Matters, 10/20/22]

Former President Donald Trump employed endorsements from UFC fighters in the 2020 election and now sees the organization as a major component of his 2024 campaign, as his team hopes to target “young male audiences with little interest in politics.” During the 2020 election cycle, a number of fighters endorsed Trump and joined campaign events like the Trump Jr.-led “Fighters Against Socialism” bus tour; the former president’s 2024 campaign is now doubling down on this strategy, which Trump aides say “puts him in front of potential voters who may not closely follow politics or engage with traditional news sources.” [Politico, 10/29/20; The Guardian, 8/5/23; The Associated Press, 12/15/23]

Right-wing media have previously defended bigoted commentary from UFC fighters, even backing middleweight Sean Strickland after he described being transgender as “a mental fucking illness” and suggested he would have “failed as a man” if he reared a gay son. A number of right-wing figures, including podcaster Steve Bannon and white nationalist Nick Fuentes, also championed UFC star Conor McGregor after his anti-immigrant commentary came under investigation by Irish authorities last year; Fuentes notably told McGregor to “rise up” because “it’s either going to be the Irish or it’s going to be the blacks. Only one side is going to come out of this alive.” [Media Matters, 11/30/23, 1/31/24; Sports Politika, 11/30/23]  

Outside of direct interviews with these fighters and figures, some right-wing media have attempted to harness what Bannon’s War Room called “one of the last patriotic sports left” for political gain. Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, for example, has advocated for the Republican Party to embrace “the alpha male culture of Joe Rogan, Dana White, and the UFC” in order to “win over millions of other voters,” even suggesting he would contact White in an effort to “get voter registration and ballot chasing at every one of these UFC fights.” [Bloody Elbow, 4/14/21; Real America’s Voice, The Charlie Kirk Show, 7/10/23, 6/3/24]

Dana White

UFC President Dana White is a Trump ally and donor who has repeatedly used the organization to benefit the former president’s political ambitions. Besides directly endorsing Trump at the 2020 Republican National Convention, Karim Zidan reported in September 2020 that “White, along with a select group of UFC fighter[s],” had “spent the last few months advocating for the incumbent president in an attempt to ensure his re-election. From campaign rallies and bus tours, to TV appearances and ad spots, the UFC went to great lengths to campaign for Trump.” [The Guardian, 8/23/20; Bloody Elbow, 11/11/20; The New York Times, 5/12/20]

The UFC continues to be a bastion of right-wing extremism, conspiracy theories, and bigotry. Dana White, Joe Rogan, and co. set the tone for that style.

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BREAKING: UFC crowd starts chanting f*ck Joe Biden.

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WATCH: Donald Trump met with a thunderous applause at UFC 299