Simon Samano

Everybody needs a thrill. We all got a space to fill. | Managing Editor, Combat @USATODAYSports | San Diego State '05

[Simon Samano @SJSamano]

@benfowlkesMMA Who wore it best? Max Holloway (as a shirt) or my daughter (as leggings). 😆

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One of the best MMA jokes I’ve seen on this app LMAO 😂😂😂

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📰 UFC Freedom 250 Update 📰

Dana White has confirmed that if Donald Trump is boo’d at UFC Freedom 250, anyone caught in the act will be escorted away from the venue and may face up to 6 months watching Carla Esparza vs Rose Namajunes 2 on repeat.

#UFCWhiteHouse

[Simon Samano @SJSamano]

Super Bowl LX in February drew 125.6 million viewers.

The record for most-watched MMA event ever was Rousey vs. Carano a few weeks ago, peaking at 17 million on Netflix.

🤨 #UFCFreedom250

[MMA Junkie @MMAJunkie]

Dana White expects #UFCWhiteHouse viewership numbers to rival The Big Game 🏈👊

[Simon Samano @SJSamano]

As someone who works in the MMA bubble, I’m numb to a lot. This is the first visual that’s really resonated to make me go, “OK, I see why people might think this is ridiculous and they hate it.”

Strange times in American history.

[Christopher Webb @cwebbonline]

Last night they tested the UFC stage lighting at the White House. Check it out.

The People’s House is looking more like a Six Flags amusement park after dark. It’s embarrassing.

[MMA Junkie @MMAJunkie]

Bryce Mitchell gives his thoughts on #UFCWhiteHouse.

"The government is supposed to protect us, not entertain us."

[caposa @Grabaka_Hitman]

There's something very unsettling about Wanderlei Silva with hair

[Simon Samano @SJSamano]

Kind of makes you wonder who’s accepting and who’s declining Dana’s invitation to the UFC fights at the White House, no?

It’s essentially Trump’s event.

[Harry Sisson @harryjsisson]

LOL: Bret Michaels just dropped out of Trump’s concert in DC this summer. Only 3 out of the original 9 featured performers remain with many of them saying they were lied to about the event.

Everyone hates Trump.

[Zane Simon @TheZaneSimon]

This promotion used to tell people it was the new NFL, that it would be bigger than soccer. Now it’s begging people not to hold it to the WNBA’s pay scale.

[Ant Evans @AntEvansMMA]

Former head of UFC PR here.

Trump's name didn't appear in a single press release, one-sheet briefing, talking point, UFC-produced document, book, or piece of content before 2016.

The only time I recall his name being mentioned within my own earshot was execs laughing about his involvement with the money-pit that was Affliction MMA.

This narrative is simply false.

[Jonathan Snowden @JESnowden]

Why don't these outlets hire people who know what they are talking about to interview Dana?

UFC booked the Trump Taj Mahal before White was part of the ownership team. Trump didn't even attend the event.

When Trump was associated with Afliction MMA, UFC people talked mad shit.

[Ant Evans @AntEvansMMA]

@LTGetsPolitical I never, ever heard Trump's name mentioned at UFC HQ from 2006 to 2016.

No, actually, just once, when senior execs were laughing about his involvement with the Affliction events.

[MMA Junkie @MMAJunkie]

UFC Freedom 250 arena soars above White House as Trump prepares for fights https://t.co/XIn4nRZGaC

[MMA Junkie @MMAJunkie]

Usman Nurmagomedov returns at #PFLLongIsland and puts his 21-0 record and title on the line against 13-0 contender Archie Colgan. 🏆

[MMA Junkie @MMAJunkie]

Dakota Ditcheva is back from a more than one-year layoff due to injury and meets Denise Kielholtz in a non-title bout at #PFLLongIsland

[caposa @Grabaka_Hitman]

A few days ago Mark Shapiro said Ronda/MVP set MMA back, meanwhile you got the UFC president and chief business officer hosting this circus shitshow

[Simon Samano @SJSamano]

Please make it stop being in the works.

[Complex Pop Culture @ComplexPop]

A new 'Godfather' film is officially in the works.

54 years after the original was released.

[Simon Samano @SJSamano]

60 seconds of pandas falling and flopping all over the place to make your day. 🐼

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Giant pandas are officially no longer classified as "Endangered"

But it was nothing to do with them

[MMA Junkie @MMAJunkie]

Scott Coker is returning to MMA promotion with a new league that he says is "about returning to what matters: the integrity of competition, respect for the athletes and sharing their remarkable journeys with the world."

Full story ➡️ https://t.co/0KAa4zjB1g

[Ben Fowlkes @benfowlkesMMA]

Golden age for criminals in America.

[Luke Thomas Gets Political (LTGP) @LTGetsPolitical]

Trump is America’s most empowered criminal.

[Simon Samano @SJSamano]

Nate Diaz vs. joint 🚬