UFC President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-is-f-america-what-we-can-learn-from-dana-whites-stand-against-cancel-culture" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dana White</a> announced on Saturday that he had given his employees free tickets to see the movie &#8220;Sound of Freedom&#8221; — based on a true story about human trafficking.
White shared a video explaining that he had offered his staff the chance to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sound-of-freedom-takes-top-spot-at-box-office-on-fourth-of-july" target="_blank" rel="noopener">see the film</a>, and challenged other executives to do the same for their own employees. &#8220;YOU MUST SEE THIS MOVIE @SOFMovie2023,&#8221; White captioned the video he shared on Twitter.
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&#8220;Hey, everybody, I&#8217;m Dana White,&#8221; he began. &#8220;There&#8217;s a new movie out called &#8216;The Sound of Freedom,&#8217; and it&#8217;s about human trafficking. More importantly, it&#8217;s about the trafficking of children. This is a disgusting, horrific issue that&#8217;s happening all around the world, and it&#8217;s not getting better, it&#8217;s getting worse.&#8221;
&#8220;What I&#8217;m going to do, is I&#8217;m going to give any of my UFC employees that want to see this movie free tickets to go see it, and I would like to encourage other executives to do the same at their companies,&#8221; he continued.
White then shared video of actor Mel Gibson — who has been promoting the film from the beginning — explaining why he believed the movie was so important.
&#8220;One of the most disturbing problems in our world today is human trafficking, and particularly the trafficking of children,&#8221; Gibson said. &#8220;Now, the first step in eradicating this crime is awareness. Go see &#8216;Sound of Freedom.'&#8221;
The film <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sound-of-freedom-film-based-on-a-true-story-exposes-horror-of-human-trafficking" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stars Jim Caviezel</a> – who played the role of Jesus in Gibson&#8217;s &#8220;The Passion of the Christ&#8221; — as Tim Ballard, a federal agent who quit his job to save a young girl from sex slavery in South America.
&#8220;After rescuing a young boy from ruthless child traffickers, a federal agent learns the boy’s sister is still captive and decides to embark on a dangerous mission to save her. With time running out, he quits his job and journeys deep into the Colombian jungle, putting his life on the line to free her from a fate worse than death,&#8221; a press release stated.

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Former President Donald Trump entered the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Saturday night to a roaring crowd, meeting with numerous celebrities and even a victorious fighter at UFC 290. 
UFC President Dana White accompanied Trump to his seat, high-fiving supporters before the main event. South African fighter Dricus Du Plessis was also recorded greeting the former president after he defeated Robert Whittaker in round 2. 
Throughout the night, Trump was <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-guy-fieri-mel-gibson-ufc-las-vegas-1811767" target="_blank" rel="noopener">photographed</a> with podcast host Joe Rogan, <a href="https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1677874818325049346" target="_blank" rel="noopener">director</a> Mel Gibson, and even celebrity chef Guy Fieri, host of Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.” Podcast host Benny Johnson captioned a <a href="https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1677870801763090432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1677870801763090432%7Ctwgr%5E422db6b3572c33bb034b7c43f5b09ed8045d2bad%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsweek.com%2Fdonald-trump-guy-fieri-mel-gibson-ufc-las-vegas-1811767" target="_blank" rel="noopener">photo</a> of the former president with Fieri, “Trump in Flavor Town,” referring to the celebrity chef&#8217;s nickname, the &#8220;Mayor of Flavortown.&#8221; 
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HAPPENING NOW🔥🔥🔥🔥<a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/danawhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@danawhite</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/dricusduplessis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@dricusduplessis</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFC290?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UFC290</a> <a href="https://t.co/WQcoaSB6OC">pic.twitter.com/WQcoaSB6OC</a>
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UFC 290 is the <a href="https://www.ufc.com/ifw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">headline</a> event of International Fight Week, which began on July 3 and ends Sunday. Trump and White are known to be friends, with White speaking at the Republican National Convention in <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=dana+white+2016+rnc&amp;oq=dana+white+2016+rnc&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigAdIBCDMxNDZqMGo3qAIAsAIA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&amp;vld=cid:4906e8ee,vid:NWRegLnAXAs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2016</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YhZ9gT8LHc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2020</a> to support Trump. The former president is a frequent spectator at UFC events, attending UFC 287 in <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/04/08/president-donald-trump-attends-ufc-287-miami-cageside-dana-white-kid-rock/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">April</a> and inspiring a “USA!” <a href="https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1644900888245403648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1644900888245403648%7Ctwgr%5Ea5c607a03bc401e3225d5e75a00ea297fe34fc71%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tmz.com%2F2023%2F04%2F08%2Fpresident-donald-trump-attends-ufc-287-miami-cageside-dana-white-kid-rock%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">chant</a>. In 2019, as president, Trump <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ufc/2019/11/02/ufc-244-donald-trump-mixed-reaction-protesters-outside-msg/4143658002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attended</a> a UFC event at Madison Square Garden in New York City. 
Hours before the fight Saturday, Trump delivered a 40-minute speech at Calvary Chapel in Las Vegas where he <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/07/09/trump-warns-biden-gloves-are-off-in-speech-before-attending-ufc-290/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> about the direction of the country and told President Joe Biden that the “gloves are off.” 
“I wouldn’t have said this three weeks ago. I wouldn’t have said it. I was actually very kind to him,” Trump said. “I was very kind to him, but now we can’t be kind anymore because the gloves are off. The jar has been opened … He’s totally compromised.”
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Trump also called Biden “corrupt” and “incompetent” and said the issues like immigration, crime, and the economy have become much worse under the Biden administration. Likely referencing recent accusations and the House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-president-is-compromised-comer-says-biden-family-brokered-over-40m-worth-of-foreign-deals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">investigation</a> into the Biden family’s overseas business dealings, Trump claimed the president has “taken millions of dollars from other countries like China.”
“I don’t like doing the same word for two people,” Trump said regarding his “Crooked Hillary” nickname for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. “We’re using the word crooked for Joe Biden because Joe Biden is the most crooked president in the history of our country by a factor of hundreds. He’s a crook.” 
President Trump lost Nevada in <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/nevada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2016</a> and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-nevada.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2020</a> by less than three points but hasn&#8217;t written the state off for 2024.
“We have a big job to do. This has been a hard state. I really believe it’s a Republican state,” Trump said.

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UFC Irish fighter <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/conor-mcgregor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conor McGregor</a> has been accused of &#8220;violently&#8221; sexually assaulting a woman inside a men&#8217;s bathroom at the Kaseya Center in Florida last week during Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets.
The incident allegedly happened after the Nuggets defeated the Heat on June 9, according to demand letters sent to McGregor obtained by TMZ Sports.
In the letters, attorney Ariel Mitchell claims NBA and Miami Heat security aided the attack by separating the unnamed woman from her friend and forcing her into a restroom where McGregor and a personal security guard were waiting.
&#8220;Security refused to let [the woman] exit or allow anyone else, including her friend, inside the bathroom,&#8221; Mitchell wrote, adding that McGregor allegedly appeared from inside a wheelchair-accessible stall &#8220;and shoved his tongue in the victim&#8217;s mouth and aggressively kissed her.&#8221;
The letters further stated the woman told the 34-year-old fighter she had to urinate, which helped remove him from her. However, the letters claim McGregor forced the woman to have oral sex with him, grabbed and pinned her against the bathroom wall, and attempted to &#8220;sodomize her.&#8221;
At that point, Mitchell wrote in the letters that the woman repeatedly elbowed the former UFC Featherweight and Lightweight Champion, which helped her escape. As the woman fled the scene, she allegedly left her purse that McGregor&#8217;s security guards &#8220;held hostage&#8221; until she pleaded for them to return the personal belonging to her.
Two days later, the woman allegedly reported the assault to local authorities on Sunday morning, who encouraged her to seek legal representation.
The Miami Police Department told <a href="https://twitter.com/TMZ/status/1669433258671591425?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ that an investigation</a> into the matter is ongoing.
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Mitchell said the woman seeks settlements with the NBA, the Miami Heat, and McGregor.
Attorneys representing McGregor reportedly denied the allegations, adding that the mixed martial artist &#8220;will not be intimidated.&#8221;
Miami Heat officials on Thursday released a statement saying the basketball organization is aware of the allegations and would conduct a full investigation into the matter while the NBA is working with the team to gather more information.
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UFC officials addressed the allegations and said they would also work to gather more information.
&#8220;The organization is aware of the recent allegations regarding Conor McGregor and will continue to gather additional details regarding the incident,&#8221; UFC said in a statement published by TSN <a href="https://twitter.com/aaronbronsteter/status/1669426790362669056" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reporter</a> Aaron Bronsteter. &#8220;UFC will allow the legal process to play out before making any additional statements.&#8221;
McGregor faced <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/conor-mcgregor-under-investigation-for-second-sexual-assault-accusation-per-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sexual assault allegations in 2019</a> after an Ireland woman claimed he assaulted her inside her vehicle outside a Dublin pub. In September 2020, authorities arrested the UFC fighter in Corsica on suspicion of attempted sexual assault and indecent exposure. He also faced a separate assault accusation in <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/conor-mcgregor-denies-assault-allegations-from-woman-on-his-yacht-last-summer-in-ibiza/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">January 2023</a>.
The alleged incident occurred during the same NBA Finals game where McGregor participated in a halftime skit that sent the Heat&#8217;s mascot &#8220;Burnie&#8221; to the emergency room after he punched the person inside the costume multiple times while promoting his TIDL Sport recovery spray.

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In the wake of the brutal left hook former UFC champion Conor McGregor threw that wound up sending the Miami Heat mascot to the hospital, UFC president Dana White slammed the mascot for initiating the incident.
McGregor was standing at midcourt during Game 4 of the NBA finals between the Heat and the Denver Nuggets to promote his cryotherapy pain relief spray TIDAL when the mascot, “Burnie,” ran up to him wearing boxing gloves as a stunt. McGregor first leveled the mascot with one left hook, then hit him with another as the mascot lay on the ground.
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🇺🇸🥊 FLASH | Conor <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/McGregor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#McGregor</a> a mis K.O la mascotte du Miami Heat dans un combat scénarisé, lors du match 4 des finales NBA vendredi. L’individu a été transporté aux urgences à cause de la violence des coups.<a href="https://t.co/0fSkmejLhg">pic.twitter.com/0fSkmejLhg</a>
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The man behind the Miami Heat’s mascot was reportedly taken to the emergency room after being punched by Conor McGregor last night 😬 
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“I saw the Deontay Wilder one, too,” White reacted, referencing the 2018 incident in which Wilder floored an ESPN Nacion mascot. The ESPN mascot got hit after Wilder, then 40-0 and nicknamed “The Bronx Bomber,” was allegedly unaware that the boxing idea was a joke.
“What&#8217;s up with mascots wanting to get punched in the face by professional fighters?” he continued. “What do you expect? I mean, what are those mascot things made out of? Unless you&#8217;re like, the Golden Knights mascot — I don&#8217;t even know what the hell he wears, but I&#8217;m assuming it&#8217;s a metal helmet — I wouldn&#8217;t have professional fighters punching me in the face if I was a mascot. Doesn&#8217;t seem like the brightest thing in the world.”
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“That’s the Miami Heat toughness that we’re talking about,” Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra grinned. “They should have been allowed to, you know, take the first swing. We won’t reveal who that is, but he’s tough. You take a punch and get back up, and yeah, he’s not gonna miss any time.”
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Miami Heat&#39;s Erik Spoelstra tells the media that Burnie the mascot is fine after getting socked by Conor McGregor, and taking a trip to the hospital in Game 4 of the NBA Finals&#8230; 
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“One minute I’m doing an interview, and the next I look up there’s a big a** burrito to the right of me, waiting on me,” he <a href="https://deadline.com/2018/10/boxer-deontay-wilder-on-espn-mascot-punch-i-thought-there-was-going-to-be-more-cushion-1202486467/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “I didn’t hit no mascots [sic] or anything like that before and I said, ‘Yeah cool let’s make it happen.’ So once I got to select where I got to hit him, I told them: ‘I’m a head-hunter, I like to knock you out! I’m one of the hardest punchers in the world and I thought there was going to be more cushion or whatever. But when I hit him, it was like another opponent, it was crazy. They said I hit him on the chin. I think he was a little bit dazed at first.”
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Conor McGregor has joined elite company becoming the second fighter to send a mascot to hospital. Deontay Wilder did it last year! <a href="https://t.co/RlJcKgc5Gi">pic.twitter.com/RlJcKgc5Gi</a>
&mdash; Boxing Kingdom (@BoxingKingdom14) <a href="https://twitter.com/BoxingKingdom14/status/1667713107702185984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 11, 2023</a></blockquote>
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TikTok celebrity and UFC promoter Hasbulla Magomedov was arrested on Sunday for violating traffic laws after blocking traffic and doing doughnuts on a main road with his entourage of friends after attending a wedding in the republic of Dagestan, Russia.
Hasbulla, 20, and six others were seen obstructing traffic by drifting in the middle of a highway with their vehicles in a video posted by Red Corner MMA. The video also showed him and his friends taken into custody and charged with administrative violations.
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Police in Dagestan arrested Hasbulla and some of his friends for violating traffic laws
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The Ministry of Internal Affairs in Dagestan said on <a href="https://t.me/mvd_dagestan/3604" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Telegram</a>, &#8220;Unbridled wedding fun in Dagestan is known to many and extends far beyond the borders of the republic.&#8221;
&#8220;In the absence of other types of entertainment, such a primitive option is still extremely popular – blocking roads, burning rubber, smashing cars against each other, and many other features that, in fact, have nothing to do with the celebration and holiday of the young,&#8221; the agency said.
“All participants of ‘wedding emotions,’ as they themselves call it, were taken to the police, and in relation to them, employees of the State Traffic Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Dagestan drew up administrative protocols for all violations.&#8221;
Hasbulla, who rose to fame during the pandemic after posting clips of himself driving a motorized scooter and lecturing a kid riding a bicycle about COVID restrictions, stands just over 3 feet tall due to a form of dwarfism caused by a growth hormone deficiency that affected his height and voice.
Hasbulla&#8217;s Instagram account, which has amassed over 8 million followers, apologized for the incident following his arrest.
&#8220;We decided to hype a little bit,&#8221; the post reads. &#8220;That won&#8217;t happen again, people. We apologise. We had to answer for it a little bit. I wasn&#8217;t driving either.&#8221;
Hasbulla&#8217;s official Twitter account has posted: &#8220;#FreeBulla.&#8221;
It was not immediately known if Hasbulla and his entourage would face any time in jail.

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Former UFC lightweight champion Tony Ferguson was arrested early Sunday for allegedly driving under the influence after crashing his truck into two parked cars outside a Hollywood nightclub.
Ferguson, 39, flipped his pickup truck on its side after the collision around 1:50 a.m., leaving one man transported to a local hospital in an unknown condition, according to <a href="https://ktla.com/news/local-news/ufc-fighter-tony-ferguson-arrested-in-hollywood-after-rollover-crash/">local media</a>.
Authorities told <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/05/07/ufc-fighter-tony-ferguson-truck-crash-flipped-over-arrest-dui/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TMZ</a> that Ferguson refused to take a field sobriety test and was &#8220;uncooperative.&#8221; Sources told TMZ Ferguson &#8220;reeked of alcohol and had bloodshot eyes,&#8221; as reported by the outlet.
MMA Fighting <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/5/7/23714442/tony-ferguson-arrested-for-dui-after-allegedly-crashing-into-two-cars-flipping-truck-in-hollywood">reported</a> online documents said Ferguson faces a misdemeanor DUI with bail set at $30,000 and has yet to be released. Ferguson also reportedly faces suspension of his license for refusing to cooperate with authorities&#8217; request for a field sobriety test.
Ferguson allegedly crashed into a Mercedes belonging to rapper Cash Gotti, according to his Instagram.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UPDATE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UPDATE</a> And now &#8211; confirmation by the LAPD, former Lightweight <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UFC</a> champion Tony Ferguson was arrested and booked for DUI following Hollywood crash. <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABC7</a> <a href="https://t.co/ntu6fiIrgK">pic.twitter.com/ntu6fiIrgK</a>
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Ferguson began fighting in the UFC in 2011 and currently holds a 25-8 record. He has lost his last five fights, with his most recent defeat to Nate Diaz by submission last September. Other fighters Ferguson lost to include Justin Gaethje, Michael Chandler, Charles Oliveira, and Beneil Dariush.
Ferguson defeated Kevin Lee by submission in 2017 for the lightweight championship until losing the title shortly after due to an injury.
According to <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/ufc/article-12056737/UFC-Tony-Ferguson-arrested-suspicion-drunk-driving-crashing-truck-two-cars.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Mail,</a> Ferguson&#8217;s wife, Christina Servin, filed a restraining order against him in 2019, citing allegations of &#8220;uncharacteristic behavior&#8221; traits like intense paranoia, sleep deprivation, and destruction of property. Servin also noted that she filed the restraining order so that he could focus on his mental health.
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Servin withdrew the order a month later.
&#8220;Tony Ferguson is a good husband and good father to our son,&#8221; Servin said in a 2019 statement, according to <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/07/ufc-fighter-tony-ferguson-arrested-for-dui-after-truck-flips/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Post</a>. &#8220;The current legal proceedings are a part of a process to ensure that Tony will receive the help necessary to continue being the best possible, as well as to pursue his passion and career as a UFC champion fighter.&#8221;

MMA: SEP 10 UFC 279

Former UFC Lightweight Champion Tony Ferguson Arrested Outside Hollywood Nightclub On DUI Charge

Former UFC Lightweight Champion Arrested Outside Hollywood Nightclub On DUI Charge

California

Celebrities

Drunk Driving

Hollywood

Los Angeles

Law enforcement officials have taken one person into custody after a person was shot on Thursday at the home of recently retired <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> star fighter Jorge Masvidal in Southwest Miami-Dade.
TMZ <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/05/04/man-shot-jorge-masvidal-miami-home-transported-hospital-police-investigating/?adid=social-tws" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Masvidal, 38, was not home at the time of the incident, but that his father, Jorge Masvidal Sr., was taken into police custody and was being interviewed over the incident.
Miami-Dade Police responded to a call at the home around 3 p.m. and discovered EMTs were providing aid to &#8220;an adult male who was shot in his upper extremities.&#8221;
Police said that the victim told them that he was &#8220;involved in an argument that escalated when the subject produced a firearm and shot him.&#8221;
Police confirmed that Masvidal, who retired from UFC last month, “was not present during the incident and did not have any involvement.”
The victim and the subject were involved in an argument when a gun was pulled out. The two parties reportedly knew each other.
Masvidal is one of the most well-known fighters in the world and is especially big among conservatives as he has repeatedly praised Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump.
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Masvidal also is well known for his staunchly anti-communist views.
In 2021, Masvidal called former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick a “coward” over Kaepernick’s previous wearing of a Fidel Castro t-shirt.
“Know ur history and facts cowards like this fool should be sent to live in Cuba see what they say after a day there,” Masvidal <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/know-your-history-coward-ufc-star-calls-out-colin-kaepernick-for-support-of-fidel-castro" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in a post published to the UFC star’s Instagram.
Masvidal was scheduled to participate in a bare knuckle fight on Friday night. It&#8217;s unclear whether those plans might change due to the incident that happened at his home.
&#8220;Putting together the final pieces for the first sanctioned bare knuckle fight in Florida,&#8221; he tweeted Thursday. &#8220;We used to risk our freedom for this now we’re getting legal checks for this what a blessing @GamebredFC&#8221;
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Putting together the final pieces for the first sanctioned bare knuckle fight in Florida. We used to risk our freedom for this now we’re getting legal checks for this what a blessing <a href="https://twitter.com/GamebredFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GamebredFC</a> <a href="https://t.co/nLdBm0Vgi0">pic.twitter.com/nLdBm0Vgi0</a>
&mdash; BMF.eth (@GamebredFighter) <a href="https://twitter.com/GamebredFighter/status/1654157806918942720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 4, 2023</a></blockquote>
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UFC 287: Pereira v Adesanya 2

Man Shot At The Home Of Ex-UFC Star Jorge Masvidal, One Person Taken Into Custody

Florida

Guns

Officials in Nevada have reportedly concluded that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a> Hall of Fame fighter Stephan Bonnar died in December from an accidental fentanyl overdose. He was 45 years old.
MMA Fighting <a href="https://www.mmafighting.com/2023/4/24/23696756/coroner-stephan-bonnar-ufc-hall-of-famer-died-of-accidental-fentanyl-overdose" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the Clark County Coroner’s Office ruled Bonnar’s death accidental from “Fentanyl, Parafluorofentanyl and Mitragynine intoxication,” according to an email sent to the publication after it filed a public records request.
The report added that Bonnar had discussed his use of oxycodone in an interview with the publication back in 2021, saying that he took a legally prescribed regimen to battle pain from long-term injuries.
The coroner&#8217;s office did not provide any further information about Bonnar&#8217;s death due to HIPAA laws, the report said.
Parafluorofentanyl is a schedule I illicit fentanyl analog that is &#8220;likely similar&#8221; in potency to illicitly manufactured fentanyl, according to the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7139a3.htm#F1_down" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CDC</a>.
The third compound detected in Bonnar&#8217;s body, Mitragynine, has been linked to unintentional drug overdoses, according to the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6814a2.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CDC</a>. Also known as &#8220;Kratom,&#8221; the substance produces stimulant and opioid-like effects.
Fentanyl is at the heart of the drug overdose problem the U.S. is currently battling as Mexican drug cartels flood the market with the highly potent substance. Fentanyl is 100 times more powerful than morphine and 50 times more powerful than heroin, according to the <a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;q=fentanyl&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DEA</a>.
MMA Fighting noted that the death of Bellator fighter Jordan Young, who died in December 2021, was also ruled as &#8220;acute fentanyl and alprazolam intoxication.&#8221;
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Earlier this month, the Los Angeles County medical examiner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/medical-examiner-releases-official-cause-of-death-for-famed-rapper-coolio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> that famed rapper Coolio, who died at 59 years old late last September in Los Angeles, passed away from the effects of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fentanyl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fentanyl</a>, heroin, and methamphetamine.
The rapper, whose real name is Artis Leon Ivey Jr., died while visiting a friend after he went to use the bathroom and did not come back for a while, prompting the friend to go looking for him.
The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/06/us/coolio-death-cause-fentanyl.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that there were other “significant conditions” that contributed to his death, including asthma and cardiomyopathy. Coolio had battled drug addiction throughout his adult life, the report said.

UFC Fan Expo Las Vegas 2013

Officials Release Cause Of Death For UFC Hall Of Famer

Officials Release Cause Of Death For UFC Hall Of Famer Stephan Bonnar

Drugs

Fentanyl

Days after pleading not guilty to criminal charges, former President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a> received a warm welcome after he showed up Saturday evening at UFC 287 in Miami.
Videos posted to social media showed Trump walking through the Kaseya Center, packed with cheering attendees. Trump himself <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/he-was-a-legend-megan-fox-talks-trump-at-rowdy-ufc-arena" target="_blank" rel="noopener">is a fan of UFC</a>, attending various fights over the years.
Beside the Octagon, Trump sat next to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kid-rock-blasts-bud-light-for-partnering-with-trans-activist-dylan-mulvaney" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rock star Kid Rock,</a> former world heavyweight <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mike-tyson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">boxing champion Mike Tyson</a>, and UFC President Dana White. At one point, Trump stood up and waved and the crowd broke into chants of &#8220;U-S-A.&#8221;
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President Trump received a standing ovation at UFC 287 and then the crowd started chanting &quot;USA!&quot; <a href="https://t.co/TeERwryfYQ">pic.twitter.com/TeERwryfYQ</a>
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UFC star fighter Jorge Masvidal, who lost his fight and <a href="https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/36127568/jorge-masvidal-announces-retirement-loss-gilbert-burns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced his retirement</a>, gave a shout-out to Trump.
&#8220;I want to say — greatest president in the history of the world sitting right there,&#8221; Masvidal said, prompting another round of cheers. &#8220;I love that guy!&#8221;
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Jorge Masvidal pointing at Donald Trump &#8212; &quot;The greatest president in the history of the world.&quot; 
The crowd goes wild and starts chanting &quot;Let&#39;s Go Brandon.&quot;<a href="https://t.co/H74Qmwugr7">pic.twitter.com/H74Qmwugr7</a>
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Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, who is widely expected to compete for the presidency in 2024 against Trump, also received praise from Masvidal.
&#8220;We also got the greatest governor of all time here in Florida. Let&#8217;s keep Florida free — a red state,&#8221; Masvidal said before leading a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lets-go-brandon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Let&#8217;s Go Brandon&#8221; chant</a>, which has become a rallying call against President Joe Biden.
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Mike Tyson and Donald Trump together at UFC 287… <a href="https://t.co/Q9My4ccKoa">pic.twitter.com/Q9My4ccKoa</a>
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Trump, a longtime celebrity businessman, announced in November he would be running another campaign for the presidency. If Trump wins the GOP nomination, he could be up for a rematch against Biden, who has said he intends to run for a second term but has yet to formally declare a bid.
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For months, Trump generally hovered at the top of 2024 Republican primary polls, but his numbers appear to have <a href="https://time.com/6268048/donald-trump-indictment-polling/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gotten a boost</a> as he became the first former president to face criminal charges.
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President Trump with Mike Tyson, Kid Rock, and Dana White at UFC. <a href="https://t.co/AZelkRs5B4">pic.twitter.com/AZelkRs5B4</a>
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Trump travelled to New York last week and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-indicted-on-34-felony-counts-of-conspiracy-falsifying-business-records-pleads-not-guilty" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded not guilty</a> to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records as part of what Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleged to be a “catch-and-kill” scheme to influence the 2016 election.
Other investigations pose legal jeopardy to Trump, including a 2020 election inquiry led by Georgia&#8217;s Fulton County District Attorney <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fulton-da-responds-to-trump-attacks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fani Willis</a> and the federal probe commandeered by special counsel Jack Smith.
Trump broadly denies any wrongdoing and claims politically motivated prosecutors are targeting him.

Donald Trump UFC fight April 2023

Trump Draws Cheers At UFC, Fighter Leads ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Chant

Trump Draws Cheers At UFC, Fighter Leads 'Let's Go Brandon' Chant

2024

Kid Rock

Miami

Mike Tyson

Endeavor, the company behind <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC</a>, announced a new worldwide combat <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sports</a> behemoth created by a merger with WWE.
UFC, a mixed martial arts league, and WWE, a wrestling promotion company, will form a new publicly listed firm worth more than $21 billion which will manage both brands. Endeavor will hold a 51% controlling interest in the new venture, while WWE shareholders will hold a 49% interest. Endeavor CEO Ariel Emanuel will serve as chief executive of the company and WWE Executive Chairman Vince McMahon will likewise retain his current role.
“This is a rare opportunity to create a global live sports and entertainment pureplay built for where the industry is headed,” Emanuel said in a <a href="https://investor.endeavorco.com/news/news-details/2023/Endeavor-Announces-UFC-and-WWE-to-Form-a-21-Billion-Global-Live-Sports-and-Entertainment-Company/default.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>. “For decades, Vince and his team have demonstrated an incredible track record of innovation and shareholder value creation, and we are confident that Endeavor can deliver significant additional value for shareholders by bringing UFC and WWE together.”
UFC will be valued at $12.1 billion in the deal, while WWE will be valued at $9.3 billion. News of the venture broke on Sunday evening amid the latter company’s annual Wrestlemania event.
“Given the incredible work that Ari and Endeavor have done to grow the UFC brand, nearly doubling its revenue over the past seven years, and the immense success we’ve already had in partnering with their team on a number of ventures, I believe that this is without a doubt the best outcome for our shareholders and other stakeholders,” McMahon said in the press release. “The new company will be well positioned to maximize the value of our combined media rights, enhance sponsorship monetization, develop new forms of content and pursue other strategic mergers and acquisitions to further bolster our strong stable of brands.”
UFC President Dana White will continue to serve in his position. The executive recently garnered controversy after footage emerged showing him slapping his wife, Anne, at a New Year’s Eve party moments after she slapped his face. White expressed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ufc-president-dana-white-issues-statement-after-video-shows-him-slapping-his-wifes-face-at-bar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">regret</a> over the incident in subsequent interviews, while his wife said that the spat was out of character for the couple, who have been married for nearly three decades.
“This is one of those situations that’s horrible, I’m embarrassed, but it’s also one of those situations that right now we’re more concerned about our kids,” White commented. “We have three kids and obviously, since the video popped up, we’ve shown the kids the video and we’re more focused on our family right now.”
UFC has also developed a penchant for rejecting cancel culture in recent years. Holly Holm used her recent women’s bantamweight victory speech to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/protect-the-children-ufc-fighter-holly-holm-denounces-the-sexualization-of-minors-during-victory-speech" target="_blank" rel="noopener">denounce</a> “the sexualization of our children,” while men’s middleweight champion Israel Adesanya <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ufc-champ-israel-adesanya-wants-public-naming-repercussions-for-pedos-in-epstien-maxwell-case-wheres-the-list" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> for the public naming and repercussions of “pedos” associated with deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein and his incarcerated longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Advertisements for “Terror on the Prairie,” a movie produced by The Daily Wire and Bonfire Legend, have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-terror-on-the-prairie-trailer-debuts-during-saturdays-ufc-matchup" target="_blank" rel="noopener">aired</a> during UFC events. Gina Carano, the star of the film which debuted last summer, fought in the UFC before she started her acting career, which was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-the-daily-wire-uncanceled-gina-carano-star-of-terror-on-the-prairie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resurrected</a> by The Daily Wire after Disney nixed the conservative actress from her role in “The Mandalorian.”

UFC Fight Night: Salikhov v Staropoli

UFC And WWE Announce Massive New Business Venture

UFC And WWE Announce Merger

Business

General

NBA officials and the National Basketball Players Association reached a new tentative labor agreement over the weekend that no longer penalizes athletes for using marijuana and removes the substance from the league&#8217;s drug testing program.
Both parties reached the new seven-year Collective Bargaining Agreement early Saturday morning, which still needs players and team governors to ratify the deal before becoming official.
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Sources: NBA players will no longer be prohibited for marijuana under the new seven-year Collective Bargaining Agreement. It&#39;s been removed from the anti-drug testing program, a process that began during 2019-20 season.
&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1642066134240206849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced in late 2021 that the league would stop randomly drug-testing players for cannabis after reportedly pulling back on regulating use during the pandemic.
&#8220;We decided that, given all the things that were happening in society, given all the pressures and stress that players were under, we didn&#8217;t need to act as Big Brother right now,&#8221; Silver said, according to <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/nba-reverses-marijuana-ban-ending-162744846.html">Yahoo</a>. &#8220;I think society&#8217;s views around marijuana have changed to a certain extent.&#8221;
Aside from changing its position on marijuana use, <a href="https://theathletic.com/4370686/2023/04/01/new-nba-cba-agreement/">The Athletic</a> details other negotiations in the tentative agreement, which include allowing NBA players to promote and/or invest in betting and cannabis companies, sign non-gambling endorsement deals with sports betting companies and invest in teams in NBA and WNBA teams via an NBPA-selected private equity firm — among other terms.
According to the outlet, the reversal would go into effect this summer through the 2029–30 season if both parties do not opt out by the end of the 2028–29 season.
Tamika Tremaglio, executive director of the players association, said in a tweet more details would become available once officials finalize a term sheet.
&#8220;Since day one, the goal of the NBPA in this negotiation was to protect our players, enrich their lives on and off the court, and establish a framework that recognizes our players as true partners with the governors in both the NBA and the business world at large!&#8221; Tremaglio said.
Phoenix Suns star player Kevin Durant has advocated for medicinal marijuana use for athletes and has entered a multi-year deal with Weedmaps, an online weed marketplace, to destigmatize the plant, according to Yahoo.
&#8220;The Band-Aid has been ripped off in the sports world,&#8221; Durant said. &#8220;It&#8217;s kind of an undercover thing that players use cannabis and use it throughout when they&#8217;re actively playing.&#8221;
Former NBA players, including Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Allen Iverson, have also been open about their cannabis use, according to <a href="https://www.insider.com/nba-players-weed-ban-lifted-union-agreement-2023-4">Insider</a>.
NBC Sports <a href="https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/04/01/nba-ditches-marijuana-testing-under-new-cba-when-will-nfl-follow-suit/">reported</a> the National Football League reduced potential penalties for marijuana three years ago in a similar deal but did not completely exclude testing for the substance as more states started to legalize cannabis for recreational use — creating a conflict between the league and the law.
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In January 2021, officials in the Ultimate Fighting Championship dropped penalties for fighters who tested positive for marijuana.
&#8220;The bottom line is that in regard to marijuana, we care about what an athlete consumed the day of a fight, not days or weeks before a fight, which has often been the case,&#8221; UFC Senior Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance Jeff Novitzky said in a statement to <a href="https://theathletic.com/4225088/2021/01/14/ufc-will-not-penalize-fighters-for-testing-positive-for-marijuana/">The Athletic</a>.

Miami Heat v Detroit Pistons

NBA Drops Marijuana Testing, Penalties Under Tentative Labor Agreement

American UFC fighter Holly Holm denounced the sexualization of children during her women&#8217;s bantamweight victory speech on Saturday night at UFC on ESPN 43.
Holm, 41, a former women&#8217;s bantamweight champion, defeated Yana Santos via unanimous decision in the co-main event at AT&amp;T Center in San Antonio, marking her first win since 2020. Following her victory, Holm drew attention to the ongoing sexualization of children, calling for her fans to &#8220;protect the children.&#8221;
&#8220;Something&#8217;s been on my heart, and I feel like I have the platform to say it,&#8221; Holm told the crowded AT&amp;T Center. &#8220;I just feel it&#8217;s really sad all the sexualization of our children right now, and we need to protect them, whatever that may be.&#8221;
&#8220;Let&#8217;s protect the children, please!&#8221; she added.
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Holm, a southpaw from Sandia Heights in Albuquerque who calls herself &#8220;The Preacher&#8217;s Daughter,&#8221; further explained in a post-fight press conference to reporters that calling to end the sexualization of children should not be a partisan issue.
&#8220;You know, there&#8217;s a lot of things, I don&#8217;t ever want to be — I&#8217;m not even a real political person,&#8221; Holm said. &#8220;But there&#8217;s also just right and wrong. I feel like everybody should be on the same side on that. I don&#8217;t feel like that has anything to do with left side, right side, or anything like that. I feel like everybody should be wanting to protect their children.&#8221;
The mixed-martial artist said she used her platform to speak out against the issue &#8220;to get everybody together to protect children.&#8221;
&#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of child trafficking,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I mean, that&#8217;s like the extreme part. There&#8217;s a lot of levels to it. You see it almost being more accepted, and I think that&#8217;s really sad. I feel like we should all do what we can. A lot of people don&#8217;t know what to do.&#8221;
&#8220;It affects people in their long-term life too. I have friends that are adults, and their biggest – that kinda is a shadow, kind of that dark space for them – is being sexualized when they were young,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I feel like it&#8217;s almost getting accepted.&#8221;
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Holly Holm explains why she used the platform of her <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFCSanAntonio?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UFCSanAntonio</a> post-fight interview to speak out about the sexualization of children.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFCSanAntonio?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UFCSanAntonio</a> | Full video: <a href="https://t.co/f3wyzrR4if">https://t.co/f3wyzrR4if</a> <a href="https://t.co/98tnbG96TL">pic.twitter.com/98tnbG96TL</a>
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According to <a href="https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/35950282/ufc-fight-night-takeaways-cory-sandhagen-holly-holm-emphatically-keep-their-names-title-picture">ESPN</a>, Holm dominated Santos for all three rounds of the fight, where she landed four takedowns and maintained control in the Octagon. UFC officials called the battle for Holm in a lopsided unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27).
Lenny Fresquez, promoter for Holm, told the <a href="https://www.abqjournal.com/2583819/holm-41-commits-to-six-more-ufc-fights.html">Albuquerque Journal</a> that Saturday&#8217;s fight launched the first of six under a renewal contract with the UFC.
&#8220;Her mission is to get that gold,&#8221; Fresquez said. &#8220;She&#8217;s one or two fights away from it.&#8221;
Holm, who last fought in 2022, told the outlet she would continue fighting for another shot at the title.
Holm shocked the MMA world when she first captured the bantamweight title in November 2015 after she knocked out an undefeated Ronda Rousey.

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