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jfz9580m

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11. I hadn't even heard of UFC circa 2010
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 03:56 AM
Nov 17

Now there are references to UFC all the time. Some person called Dana White was in that general creep stew around Trump..


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4ng948r84go

The president of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will take the stage on Thursday night before Donald Trump - days after an assassination attempt - officially accepts the Republican presidential nomination.
Trump has embraced Dana White, one of his most outspoken supporters outside of politics, and the hugely popular combat sports franchise he manages, gracing several of its live events over the past year while grappling with court battles.
With an unfiltered and unorthodox style similar to Trump's, the UFC boss will now act as frontman, introducing his long-time friend as the finale of the Republican National Convention.
Their friendship dates back to at least 2001.
Back then, Mr White - an Irish-American college dropout turned boxercise instructor - had gone from managing two mixed martial arts (MMA) champions to becoming UFC president.

wth is all this. It is as if no one in the GOP has watched Idiocracy or they didn’t get the movie.
When Hulk Hogan was at the RNC one of my friends brought up Idiocracy.

In fairness, I was never big on celeb and billionaire endorsements for the Democratic Party either. It is all part of the Idiocracy.

I am sick of this culture of celebs, “influencers” (whatever the hell that is), reality tv associated persons and billionaires.


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