{"id":1971,"date":"2026-06-18T15:37:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1971"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:37:07","slug":"the-ufc-fights-were-downright-awesome-stop-pretending-otherwise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1971","title":{"rendered":"The UFC Fights Were Downright Awesome. Stop Pretending Otherwise"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Did y\u2019all hear about the savage cage matches hosted on the White House Lawn this past Sunday?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Did you know there was punching, kicking, choking, and chest-beating? Some guy even did a backflip. Just one shameless display of hypermasculinity after another.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Before I got to the event, I thought the F in UFC stood for fascism, but a blue-collar Republican in the crowd told me it was for \u201cfighting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The octagon was built on the South Lawn and covered by a gargantuan 92-foot steel structure, weighing around 600 tons, known as \u201cThe Claw.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I thought, \u201cWhat a spooky name.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The blue-collar Republican thought it was \u201cawesome.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Personally, I don\u2019t know how to have fun or how not to make everything about politics, so the event, for me, felt aggressive, nationalistic and borderline authoritarian. But to everyone else, it looked suspiciously like a UFC event.<\/span><\/p>\n

In all seriousness, I attended UFC Freedom 250, and upon leaving the event, I scraped my knee, looked down, and can confirm I now bleed red, white <\/span>and<\/span><\/i> blue.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I\u2019ll give the gripers one thing, though: Joe Rogan\u2019s tie was definitely too short.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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[Screenshot from Ratioed Sports on X]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The disconnect between my experience and the way the media reported on this event is so stark that I can only assume it\u2019s intentional. I didn\u2019t see the authoritarian spectacle the press is describing. Instead, I saw tens of thousands of Americans having the time of their lives.<\/span> <\/p>\n

\u2013<\/span><\/p>\n

The Ultimate Fighting Championship hosted a \u201cone-of-one\u201d mixed martial arts event to celebrate 250 years of being the best damn country this world has ever seen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The celebrations kicked off with press conferences backdropped by the Lincoln Memorial. Fighters stood in front of thousands of cheering fans on the Ellipse for the ceremonial weigh-ins. The U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team dove from sunsetting skies over the Washington Monument with American flags in hand. They even had a bald eagle fly over the grounds. Zac Brown Band put on an outstanding performance, jamming at one point with the U.S. Army Band and closing, of course, with \u201cChicken Fried.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

May freedom forever fly. Let it ringgggg. You know the one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday was the \u201cbloody cage match,\u201d which can be described as nothing short of totally and irrefutably awesome.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Upward of 85,000 fans gathered together, cold beers in hand, anticipating what would become one of the most thrilling UFC cards in the sport\u2019s history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The fried chicken guy came out again and sang a beautiful rendition of the national anthem. During which, the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds flew overhead in their \u201cSuper Delta\u201d formation, which basically means there were twelve jets instead of the four you would typically see in a flyover.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As for the so-called \u201cbrawls,\u201d zero fights went to a decision. It was knockout after knockout \u2026 after knockout.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Underdog <\/span>Justin Gaethje<\/span> pulled out an unexpected win despite entering with six-to-one odds against him, then delivered an <\/span>inspiring speech<\/span> to close out the night: <\/span>
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<\/span>\u201cHey, I\u2019m from America. Two hundred and fifty years ago, we were way bigger than six-to-one dogs, and look at us thriving now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He thanked God, former and current military service members, police officers, firefighters, and first responders for their service.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Topuria was <\/span>reportedly<\/span> released from the hospital earlier this week.<\/span><\/p>\n

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[Screenshot from ESPN MMA on X]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

According to the media, however, the event was garish, militaristic, crass, violent, and tacky.\u00a0<\/span> <\/p>\n

NBC News, apparently encountering the sport for the first time, <\/span>reported<\/span> in an alarmed tone that \u201cmore than a dozen fighters were moments away from punching, kicking and choking each other.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>Someone alert the authorities! Everything is going exactly as planned!<\/span><\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Times <\/span>suggested<\/span> there was \u201cpolitical and psychological messaging\u201d concealed within the event.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They elaborated:\u00a0<\/span>\u201cWhen strutting, preening and wild-eyed reaction revolves around what was, for better and worse, a series of rules-free brawls being force-fed into a narrative about this country\u2019s enduring strength, what emerges is not so much a sporting event as it is a piece of naked and nationalistic propaganda.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the part where I should say, \u201ctouch grass,\u201d right?<\/span><\/p>\n

Then they claimed the event served as \u201can almost-six-hour ad for the UFC.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not even sure what to say to this one. Does that mean the NBA Finals were a five-day ad for the NBA? Or the Superbowl for the NFL? Take a breather, LA Times. No one knows what you\u2019re talking about.<\/span><\/p>\n

But they did relent, noting the tens of thousands of Fan Fest attendees were \u201cclearly having a very good time.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hell yeah we were.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Daily Kos also had some strong <\/span>opinions<\/span>, remarking that it was a \u201cdeeply unpatriotic move\u201d to let fighters warm up \u201cbarefoot and shirtless\u201d in the \u201cWhite House\u2019s historic Indian Treaty Room.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s the pearl-clutching emphasis on the bare feet for me. Also, find the irony <\/span>here<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

As always, there were some unsolicited celebrity opinions on the matter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sheryl Crow, the American country singer from Tennessee, posted an Instagram story, and we all know how effective Instagram stories are. She wrote: \u201cTo stay quiet means to turn a blind eye. What happened last night on the lawn of the White House was disgraceful and void of decency.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jemele Hill, an American sports journalist, <\/span>said<\/span> the event \u201chas the feel of a Klan rally.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Inventive. Inspired.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But we\u2019ll end on a positive note with comments from ESPN\u2019s Jay Williams, who <\/span>said<\/span>: \u201cIt was a better event than the NBA Finals. With the White House literally being right there, incredible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013<\/span><\/p>\n

Williams is exactly right. The event was historic and symbolic. Against a backdrop of endless political cynicism, tens of thousands of Americans gathered at the White House to celebrate their country, watch world-class athletes compete, and have a genuinely great time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some are (I am) comparing it to a Mosaic <\/span>miracle<\/span>. The storm split in two and the very scary bugs vanished. <\/span>
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<\/span>The media saw authoritarianism. I saw a UFC fight.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a general rule of thumb, if it looks like a UFC fight and quacks like a UFC fight, it probably is just a UFC fight.<\/span>
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<\/span>And this one was awesome.<\/span><\/p>\n

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