Dear Joe,
I wish I could sit down with you face to face and explain why so many of us were offended by the UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House.
For me, it had nothing to do with the UFC or who showed up for the fights. The brand you and Dana have built is a bona fide American success story. More power to you. As for the fighters, in my book, anyone brave enough to put it all on the line in the arena is remarkable to witness. Their dedication and discipline inspire me. I don’t understand anyone who can’t admire that.
And as for the people who attended, I, for one, love Shane Gillis. I think he’s hilarious and brilliant. It was a show. A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. I can’t blame anyone for wanting to witness it firsthand.
My problem is that I believe some of our public spaces are sacred. And unlike many of the great powers that came before us, these American monuments belong to all of us. Not to whoever happens to hold power at the moment.
The White House does not belong to Donald Trump. It does not belong to any President. It belongs to the people. To treat it as Caesar treated the Colosseum is antithetical to everything our founding fathers fought for.
This is not Rome. Presidents are not emperors doling out bread and circuses for the peasants. The White House is the People’s House. This “celebration” could have happened in any stadium within a stone’s throw of the South Lawn. No one would have had an issue with it.
But that was obviously Donald Trump’s whole point. By holding the event on the South Lawn, what he was saying to the rest of us is:
“This is my house. I own it. I will do with it what I please. I’ll build a colosseum and have the gladiators fight under my gaze. I’ll tear down the East Wing. I’ll pave over the Rose Garden. I’ll cover everything in gold and marble. I’ll erase the names of all the men who came before me.”
The fights were an exhibition of imperial domination, not a celebration of our 250th anniversary as a democracy.
The White House is not Buckingham Palace. It is not the Palace of Versailles. It is not the Forbidden City of Beijing. It does not belong to an emperor, or a king, or a commissar.
The White House belongs to us. All of us. The person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office is nothing more than an honored guest. A temporary caretaker.
The President is our servant. Not our Caesar.
Respectfully, Hunter
P.S. Cage match between me and Don Jr.? Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn.
I was literally on a face tune with herb dean this morning discussing the ruling. He said the rule is worded incorrectly. Back of the head doesn’t mean back of the head. Alex showed a lot of heart getting back to his feet which is to be celebrated but Gane didn’t cheat.
OBSESSION’s digital release, scheduled for June 2, has officially been removed from the NBCU calendar.
Curry Baker’s film is now expected to receive the 45-day exclusive theatrical window usually reserved only for the company’s blockbusters.
TIME’s new cover: Dana White helped turn MMA from a fringe blood sport into a global empire through the rise of the UFC. Now, he’s bringing it to the White House’s South Lawn.
“There are some nights, I’ll get up at the end and go, ‘What the f-ck do I do for a living?’” https://t.co/SolJED7AWl
I hate these celebrity boxing match events, but I’ll tell you what I watched every second of these guys doing MMA and it had no business being as hilarious as it was, I would watch a BrandRisk MMA event again in a heartbeat unfortunately
BrandRisk, in my opinion, has far more entertainment value than what MVP / Netflix just delivered.
Think about it. You could watch either…
A.) Washed up MMA talent
OR
B.) NO MMA talent… but it’s Bob Menery vs Johnny Manziel, Ray J getting KO’d, and former NBA players
Dana White RESPONDS to anyone who believes his announcement of Conor McGregor's #UFC return had ANYTHING to do with MVP MMA or Francis Ngannou. 👀 🤔 🔥
📰 https://t.co/nqQM5AFnPx
JUST IN: The Enhanced Games are set to debut this weekend in Las Vegas, with athletes allowed to use steroids, testosterone, HGH, & other banned substances.
Scott Coker, the former head of Strikeforce and Bellator MMA, has secured $60 million for a new MMA venture, according to a press release Thursday.
The new fight league will launch in 2027.
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Breaking: Conor McGregor will face Max Holloway in the main event at UFC 329 in Las Vegas, @DanaWhite announced on social media.
This bout will be fought at 170 lbs.
Listened to 10 recordings, played a few children’s songs backwards and panned the camera across an empty room for an hour and a half it was dumb as fuck
I just watched Undertone a few days ago, the way they hyped that movie up for it to be so mid was fucking insane. When they said it was like an audio-based horror movie I thought it was gonna have some unique thing to do with audio but they literally just