On the final night of the Republican National Convention, the UFC boss offered a portrait of MAGA machismo that has become all the more potent in recent days.
“I’m in the tough guy business,” White went on, “and this guy’s the toughest, most resilient guy I’ve ever met in my life.” The pairing–UFC CEO and Republican presidential nominee–was familiar. Their friendship dates back to the 1990s, when Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal hosted a sport that was then largely considered too violent for the mainstream. As their relationship deepened, each continued to grow in stature and influence.
And White, appearing on ESPN this week, and always functioning as a sort of elder statesman for the online-sports-Trump nexus populated by so many young men, made the case most plainly. “This guy is the legitimate, ultimate American badass of all time,” he told Pat McAfee. On stage on Thursday, White, speaking shortly after Hulk Hogan and a performance by Kid Rock, struck mostly the same notes for five minutes.
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