Aaron Shill

Managing editor of Salt Lake City. Writing about sports, faith, entertainment, science and sharks.

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And another Bible verse. Brazil's Mauricio Ruffy cites John 3:16 and says: "Jesus saved my life. Jesus wants to save your life to. Give your life to Jesus."

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I have come to give you life so that you may live it to the full.' And I feel like I'm living it to the full, enjoying every moment."

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Scripture reference at UFC Freedom 250 from Bo NIckal: "I'm so grateful to God for blessing me with this opportunity. I learned a Bible verse in high school, it's John 10:10. It says, 'The thief comes to steal, kill and destroy. ...

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@deseretmagazine Discussions about "sacred space" and appropriateness of the venue for UFC Freedom 250 are valid. If you don't like the sport, it will sharpen your opinion. But if you do, I'm pretty sure you're watching.

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UFC Freedom 250 — with all the excitement, angst and anger surrounding it — is about to happen tonight at the White House — albeit weather-delayed.

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@deseretmagazine "Of course fighting is personal. We're ... trying to beat each other up. That's what we do. That's what this sport is. None of you guys understand how serious it is. Only us fighters understand the consequences of getting in there every single time."

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But the bald eagle was the show-stopper

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They pulled out all the patriotic stops at the UFC Freedom 250 ceremonial weigh-in. Joe Rogan arrives and recognizes the Marines.

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Plenty of ‘U.S.A’ chants.

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Full quote: “I don’t care if it rains, snows, whatever happens, we have a fight on Sunday. I’m sick and tired of hearing about the weather now and all the other (expletive) surrounding this event. We are fighting on Sunday night on the White House lawn, no matter what.”

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You may have heard that there are fights on the South Lawn this weekend. Supporters call it historic. Critics call it desecration. It’s sure to be a loud collision of sport and politics this weekend.

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Dana White on the weather concerns: