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On Saturday (Sept. 14), UFC CEO Dana White will pull off an impressive first in Las Vegas that he never really wanted to do — and has already vowed never to do again.
That day, White will host Noche UFC, a 10-bout celebration tailor-made for Mexican Independence Day (which is coming two days later, on Sept. 16) as the first sporting event inside the Sphere in Las Vegas, the $2 billion arena built by James Dolan that has so far hosted rock residencies by U2, Dead & Company and Phish.
While White has not been shy about plugging Noche UFC as one of the most visually stunning and technologically advanced events ever in combat sports, he’s repeatedly sworn in the media that it’s “a one-and-done,” recently telling MMA reporter John Morgan, “We’re not ever doing an event at the Sphere again.”
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That’s because, as White explains, the cost of doing an event at Sphere is so astronomically expensive — especially building video content for Sphere’s one-of-a-kind interactive video system — that it’s virtually impossible to make one’s money back through ticket sales alone, especially for one-time events.
“Think about U2,” who served as the Sphere’s first 40-show concert residency beginning in September 2023, White said on SNY Sports on Tuesday (Sept. 10). “Whatever that cost them, they had 40 nights to amortize those costs. We just have one.”
The budget for Noche UFC, originally forecast at $8 million, has exploded to more than $20 million due to production costs, sources tell Billboard. Making matters worse, ticket sales for Noche UFC appear to be in a death spiral, with fans balking at the event’s original $3,500 per ticket asking price and scalpers offering nearly as many tickets for resale as are still available on the primary market, often at steep discounts.
That $3,500 ticket price is also considerably more than the average $120 per ticket that the company charged for Noche UFC’s 2023 edition at Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena, an upcharge associated with Sphere’s huge production costs. Noche UFC is taking place at Sphere because executives with MGM Grand, one of the largest gaming companies in Las Vegas, reached a deal with boxing promoter Al Hayman for the date that UFC was supposed to have under a 2017 anchor tenant agreement at T-Mobile Arena which, White has said, “totally f–ed us.”
Until now, Sphere has hosted U2’s 40-date run; a four-night string of concerts by Phish; and Dead & Company’s 30-show residency that wrapped in July. For each, the bands created custom lighting and video productions designed specifically for Sphere’s groundbreaking display that would be effectively unusable at any other venue, meaning that the possibilities of Sphere being a stop on any artist’s regular tour routing would be essentially untenable.
UFC is also leaning into Sphere’s capabilities. Between bouts, the company will screen 90-second video vignettes, produced by outside partners like Valerie Bush and the production company Antigravity Academy. The videos, sources tell Billboard, are custom-built for Sphere’s massive high-definition screens and require expensive post-production work and computer rendering that only Sphere Company officials can handle.
Even the rehearsal hours for Noche UFC are difficult: White recently announced at a press conference that because Sphere airs a nightly film, he can’t get his team into the building to rehearse the show until 1 a.m.
All of which poses additional issues that make Sphere difficult, if not impossible, to accommodate most one-off events, particularly if production costs come with a $20 million price tag. UFC can recoup some of its financial outlay through pay-per-view sales, but it’s heavily relying on average ticket prices of $3,500 that fans aren’t buying, and a pay-per-view model, whether live-streamed or on television, is not straightforward for the music business.
Dolan, however, never marketed the facility as a one-time event host and it’s likely that some of the production costs associated with the Sphere will drop over time as the market for cloud computing recedes. Besides, Dolan hasn’t been shy about how his future ambitions will make Sphere more approachable.
The best way to reduce the costs of producing events for the Sphere, company officials said on a recent earnings call, is to build more Spheres. After losing out on a bid to a Sphere in London, Dolan reportedly has a half-dozen new locations in mind.
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This should be a good one in Sin City! Two tough middleweight fighters are set to go at each other in the octagon as the main event for UFC Fight Night. American Jared “The Killa Gorilla” Cannonier (17-7-0) faces off against Brazilian fighter Caio “The Natural” Borralho (16-1-0) on Saturday, Aug. 24.
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UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho takes place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas with a start time of 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Want to watch UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho online? The MMA event is livestreaming on ESPN+ for subscribers only.
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Check out the complete UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho fight card below:
Main Card, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT
Jared Cannonier vs. Caio Borralho (Middleweight) — Main Event
Angela Hill vs. Tabatha Ricci (Women’s Strawweight)
Robert Valentin vs. Ryan Loder (Middleweight)
Kaan Ofli vs. Mairon Santos (Featherweight)
Neil Magny vs. Michael Morales (Welterweight)
Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Gerald Meerschaert (Middleweight)
Prelims Card, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT
Dennis Buzukja vs. Francis Marshall (Lightweight)
Zachary Reese vs. Jose Medina (Middleweight)
Viacheslav Borshchev vs. James Llontop (Lightweight)
Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Josiane Nunes (Women’s Bantamweight)
Zygimantas Ramaska vs. Nathan Fletcher (Featherweight)
Wang Cong vs. Victoria Leonardo (Women’s Flyweight)
Additionally, the main card broadcasts live on ESPN, so half of the event is available to stream on DirecTV Stream and Fubo, too. In fact, both streaming services also offer free trials for new subscribers.
Both Sling TV and Hulu + Live TV come with ESPN. However, Hulu + Live TV comes a three-day free trial, while Sling doesn’t have a free trial available at all. You can get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting at just $14.99 per month for both services in one package.
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Borralho is streaming on ESPN+ on Saturday, Aug. 24, starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The main card begins around at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on ESPN+ and ESPN.
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The UFC goes “Down Under” for UFC 305. Two premiere middleweight fighters face off against each other as the main event. South African fighter Dricus Du Plessis (21-2-0) defends his UFC Middleweight Championship against Nigerian Israel Adesanya (24-3-0) in a title fight on Saturday ( Aug. 17).
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UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya happens at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, with a start time of 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Want to watch UFC 305 online? This event is streaming on ESPN+ with pay-per-view access, which goes for $79.99 for subscribers only.
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Check out the full UFC 305 fight card below, and PPV livestream here.
Main Card, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT
Dricus Du Plessis (c) vs. Israel Adesanya (Middleweight) — Title Fight, Main Event
Kai Kara-France vs. Steve Erceg (Flyweight)
Mateusz Gamrot vs. Dan Hooker (Lightweight)
Tai Tuivasa vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik (Heavyweight)
Li Jingliang vs. Carlos Prates (Welterweight)
Prelims Card, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
Junior Tafa vs. Valter Walker (Heavyweight)
Josh Culibao vs. Ricardo Ramos (Featherweight)
Casey O’Neill vs. Luana Santos (Women’s Flyweight)
Jack Jenkins vs. Herbert Burns (Featherweight)
Early Prelims Card, 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT
Tom Nolan vs. Alex Reyes (Lightweight)
Song Kenan vs. Ricky Glenn (Welterweight)
Stewart Nicoll vs. Jesus Aguilar (Flyweight)
Subscribers to ESPN+ can livestream the early prelim and prelim portions of UFC 305 for free. In fact, the prelims card airs on the cable network ESPN, so it’s available to stream on Sling TV, DirecTV Stream and Fubo. The latter two streaming services offer free trials — for five days and seven days, respectively — for new subscribers.
Additionally, Hulu + Live TV, which offers a three-day free trial, come with ESPN as well. You can also get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting as low as $14.99 per month.
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya is streamable on ESPN+ on Saturday, Aug. 17, starting at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT, with the main card beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
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Two powerful heavyweight fighters are set to battle each other in the octagon as the main event re-match during UFC Fight Night. Polish fighter Marcin “Tybur” Tybura (25-8-0) matches up against Moldovan Serghei “The Polar Bear” Spivac (16-4-0) on Saturday, Aug. 10.
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UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 takes place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada with a start time of 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
If you want to watch UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 online, this MMA event is streaming on ESPN+ for subscribers only.
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If you’re not a subscriber, a monthly subscription to ESPN+ goes for $10.99 per month. However, you can go with an ESPN+ annual subscription for $109.99 — which saves you 15% compared to the monthly subscription price.
Check out the complete UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 fight card below:
Main Card, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT
Marcin Tybura vs. Serghei Spivac (Heavyweight) — Main Event
Damon Jackson vs. Chepe Mariscal (Featherweight)
Danny Barlow vs. Nikolay Veretennikov (Welterwight)
Chris Gutierrez vs. Quang Le (Bantamweight)
Yana Santos vs. Chelsea Chandler (Women’s Bantamweight)
Toshiomi Kazama vs. Charalampos Grigoriou (Bantamweight)
Prelims Card, 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT
Karol Rosa vs. Pannie Kianzad (Women’s Bantamweight)
Jhonata Diniz vs. Karl Williams (Heavyweight)
Youssef Zalal vs. Jarno Errens (Featherweight)
Stephanie Luciano vs. Talita Alencar (Women’s Strawweight)
In addition, the prelims and main card broadcast live on ESPN, so the entire event is available to stream on DirecTV Stream and Fubo, too. In fact, both streaming services offer free trials for new subscribers.
Both Sling TV and Hulu + Live TV, which offers a three-day free trial, come with ESPN. You can get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting at just $14.99 per month for both services in one package.
UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 is available to stream on ESPN+ and broadcasts live on ESPN on Saturday, Aug. 10 — starting at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT, with the main card beginning around at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
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Two bantamweight fighters battle each other in the octagon as the main event during UFC Fight Night. American Cory “Sandman” Sandhagen (17-4-0) faces off against Russian Umar “The Young Eagle” Nurmagomedov (17-0-0) on Saturday, Aug. 3.
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UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov takes place at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with a start time of 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.
If you want to watch UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov online, this event is streaming on ESPN+ for subscribers only.
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Check out the complete UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov fight card below:
Main Card, 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT
Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov (Bantamweight) — Main Event
Shara Magomedov vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk (Middleweight)
Marlon Vera vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (Bantamweight)
Tony Ferguson vs. Michael Chiesa (Welterweight)
Mackenzie Dern vs. Loopy Godínez (Women’s Strawweight)
Joel Álvarez vs. Elves Brener (Lightweight)
Prelims Card, 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT
Azamat Murzakanov vs. Alonzo Menifield (Light Heavyweight)
Mohammad Yahya vs. Kauê Fernandes (Lightweight)
Shamil Gaziev vs. Don’Tale Mayes (Heavyweight)
Guram Kutateladze vs. Jordan Vucenic (Lightweight)
Viktoriia Dudakova vs. Sam Hughes (Women’s Strawweight)
Jai Herbert vs. Rolando Bedoya (Lightweight)
Sedriques Dumas vs. Denis Tiuliulin (Middleweight)
In addition, the prelims and main card air on ESPN2 and ABC, respectively, so the entire event is available to stream on DirecTV Stream and Fubo, too. In fact, both streaming services offer free trials for new subscribers.
Meanwhile, both Sling TV and Hulu + Live TV, which offers a three-day free trial, come with ABC and ESPN2. You can get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting at just $14.99 per month for both services in one package.
UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov is streamable on ESPN+ and broadcasts live on ABC and ESPN2 on Saturday, Aug. 3 — starting at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT, with the main card beginning around at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.
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Two top-teir welterweight fighters face off against each other as the main event during UFC 304. British fighter Leon Edwards (22-3-0) defends his UFC Welterweight Championship against Palestinian Belal Muhammad (23-3-0) in a title fight re-match on Saturday, July 27.
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UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 happens at Co-op Live, Manchester, England, with a start time of 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Want to watch UFC 304 online? This event is streaming on ESPN+ with pay-per-view access, which goes for $79.99 for subscribers only.
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If you’re not a subscriber, you can get PPV access and an ESPN+ monthly subscription — which is $10.99 per month — for $90.98 in total, or pick up an ESPN+ annual subscription for $134.98. The annual subscription bundle is the best deal because it saves you nearly 30% overall instead of going month-to-month.
Check out the full UFC 304 fight card below, and PPV livestream here.
Main Card, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT
Leon Edwards (c) vs. Belal Muhammad (Welterweight) — Main Event
Tom Aspinall (c) vs. Curtis Blaydes (Heavyweight) — Co-Main Event
King Green vs. Paddy Pimblett (Lightweight)
Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Gregory Rodrigues (Middleweight)
Arnold Allen vs. Giga Chikadze (Featherweight)
Prelims Card, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
Nathaniel Wood vs. Daniel Pineda (Featherweight)
Molly McCann vs. Bruna Brasil (Women’s Strawweight)
Jake Hadley vs. Caolán Loughran (Bantamweight)
Modestas Bukauskas vs. Marcin Prachnio (Light Heavyweight)
Early Prelims Card, 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT
Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs. Gillian Robertson (Welterweight)
Oban Elliott vs. Preston Parsons (Welterweight)
Muhammad Mokaev vs. Manel Kape (Flyweight)
Sam Patterson vs. Kiefer Crosbie (Welterweight)
Mick Parkin vs. Lukasz Brzeski (Heavyweight)
Shauna Bannon vs. Alice Ardelean (Women’s Strawweight)
Subscribers to ESPN+ can livestream the early prelim and prelim portions of UFC 304 for free. In fact, the prelims card air on the cable network ESPN2, so it’s available to stream on DirecTV Stream and Fubo. Both streaming services offer free trials — for five days and seven days, respectively — for new subscribers.
Moreover, Sling TV and Hulu + Live TV — which offers a three-day free trial — come with ESPN as well.
You can also get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting as low as $14.99 per month.
UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 is streamable on ESPN+ on Saturday, July 27, starting at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT, with the main card beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
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Two ferocious female flyweight fighters battle each other in the octagon as the main event during UFC Fight Night. Rose “Thug” Namajunas (13-6-0) faces off against Tracy Cortez (11-1-0) on Saturday, July 13.
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UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez takes place at Ball Arena in Denver with a start time of 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
If you want to watch UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez online, then this event is streaming on ESPN+ for subscribers only.
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Not a subscriber? An ESPN+ monthly subscription goes for $10.99 per month, or pick up an ESPN+ annual subscription for $109.99. The annual subscription is the best deal because it saves you 15% instead of going month-to-month.
Check out the complete UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez fight card below:
Main Card, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT
Rose Namajunas vs. Tracy Cortez (Women’s Flyweight) — Main Event
Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Muslim Salikhov (Welterweight)
Drew Dober vs. Jean Silva (Lightweight)
Gabriel Bonfim vs. Ange Loosa (Welterweight)
Julian Erosa vs. Christian Rodriguez (Featherweight)
Abdul Razak Alhassan vs. Cody Brundage (Middleweight)
Prelims Card, 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT
Joshua Van vs. Charles Johnson (Flyweight)
Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Fatima Kline (Women’s Flyweight)
Montel Jackson vs. Da’Mon Blackshear (Bantamweight)
Luana Santos vs. Mariya Agapova (Women’s Flyweight)
Josh Fremd vs. Andre Petroski (Middleweight)
Evan Elder vs. Darrius Flowers (Welterweight)
In addition, the prelims and main card air on ESPN, so the entire event is available to stream on DirecTV Stream and Fubo too. In fact, both streaming services offer free trials — a five-day and a seven-day, respectively — for new subscribers.
Meanwhile, Sling TV and Hulu + Live TV, which offers a three-day free trial, also come with ESPN. You can get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting at just $14.99 per month for both services in one package.
Want to attend UFC Fight Night in person? There are last-minute tickets are still available via Vivid Seats, SeatGeek and StubHub. Prices vary depending on seats available at Ball Arena in Denver.
UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez is streamable on ESPN+ and ESPN on Saturday, July 13 — starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, with the main card beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
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Two premiere light heavyweight fighters face off against each other as the main event during UFC 303. Brazilian Alex Pereira (10-2-0) defends his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship against the Czech Jiří Procházka (30-4-1) in a title fight re-match on Saturday, June 29.
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UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 happens at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with a start time of 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Want to watch UFC 303 online? This event is streaming on ESPN+ with pay-per-view access, which goes for $79.99 for subscribers only.
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If you’re not a subscriber, you can get PPV access and an ESPN+ monthly subscription — which is $10.99 per month — for $90.98 in total, or pick up an ESPN+ annual subscription for $134.98. The annual subscription bundle is the best deal because it saves you nearly 30% overall instead of going month-to-month.
Check out the full UFC 303 fight card below, and PPV livestream here.
Main Card, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT
Alex Pereira (c) vs. Jiří Procházka (Light Heavyweight) — Main Event
Brian Ortega vs. Diego Lopes (Featherweight)
Anthony Smith vs. Roman Dolidze (Light Heavyweight)
Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Macy Chiasson (Women’s Bantamweight)
Ian Machado Garry vs. Michael Page (Welterweight)
Prelims Card, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
Joe Pyfer vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (Middleweight)
Cub Swanson vs. Andre Fili (Featherweight)
Charles Jourdain vs. Jean Silva (Featherweight)
Payton Talbott vs. Yanis Ghemmouri (Bantamweight)
Early Prelims Card, 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT
Michelle Waterson-Gomez vs. Gillian Robertson (Women’s Strawweight)
Andrei Arlovski vs. Martin Buday (Heavyweight)
Rei Tsuruya vs. Carlos Hernandez (Flyweight)
Ricky Simon vs. Vinicius Oliveira (Bantamweight)
Subscribers to ESPN+ can livestream the early prelim and prelim portions of UFC 303 for free. In fact, both cards air on the cable network ESPN, so it’s available to stream on DirecTV Stream and Fubo. Both streaming services offer free trials — for five days and seven days, respectively — for new subscribers.
Moreover, Sling TV and Hulu + Live TV — which offers a three-day free trial — come with ESPN as well.
You can also get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting as low as $14.99 per month.
Want to attend UFC 303 in person? There are last-minute tickets available via Vivid Seats, SeatGeek and StubHub. Prices vary depending on seats available at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 is streamable on ESPN+ on Saturday, June 29, starting at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT, with the main card beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
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Donald Trump’s latest rant defending his past comments at an evangelical conference has convinced even more social media users that he’s truly unstable. Days before his highly anticipated first debate with President Joe Biden, Donald Trump’s latest campaign rally rant was his attempt to defend himself from previous bizarre statements including sharks and batteries. But according to many who caught his appearance at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s “Road to Majority” conference in Washington, D.C. on Saturday (June 22), his remarks made everything worse.
You heard my story, the boat with the shark,” Trump said to the crowd in attendance. “I got killed on that! They thought I was rambling. I’m not rambling. They want to make boats and they are demanding that they all be battery operated,” he said before alleging that he visited a boat yard where they complained that they “can’t get the boat to float” because they are being required to convert to electric power. Trump reiterated the story – including consulting the “uncle at M.I.T.” – that he previously told to rallygoers in Las Vegas, Nevada. “It’s actually not crazy, it’s sort of a smart story,” he concluded.
The presumptive Republican Party candidate’s remarks also included his claims that he had suffered more wounds due to his huge docket of legal cases. “If I took this shirt off, you would see a beautiful beautiful person. But you would see wounds all over. I’ve taken a lot of wounds I can tell you. More than I suspect any president ever,” he said to the crowd. Other remarks included his suggestion to UFC owner and chairman Dana White to create a “migrant fighting league”.
The tirade was met with more shock and disbelief online. “Wow. His brains are pudding,” said X user Spiro’s Ghost after the speech took place. “This is..just…dementia on steroids. He always has to amplify how deteriorated his brain is because he knows it’s getting worse so he thinks if he jokes about it, it makes him seem normal? It just makes him seem even more dementia laden [and] deranged!” Others again highlighted how absurd it was to see him make these comments at a religious conference.
We’ve collected some of the more noteworthy responses to Trump’s rambling below.
1. Keith Olbermann
2. Jake of all Tirades
3. Rick Wilson
4. d0n77ru57
5. Ally Sammarco
6. Sam Stein
7. Tom Mallory
8. Wanda Roe
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Two premiere middleweight fighters duke it out as the main event during UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia. New Zealand-Australian Robert “The Reaper” Whittaker (26-7-0) faces off against Russian fighter Ikram “The Quiet Dagestani” Aliskerov (15-1-0) on Saturday, June 22.
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UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia takes place at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, with a start time of 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.
Want to watch UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia online? This event is streaming on ESPN+ for subscribers only.
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If you’re not a subscriber, an ESPN+ monthly subscription goes for $10.99 per month, or pick up an ESPN+ annual subscription for $109.99. The annual subscription is the best deal because it saves you 15% overall.
Check out the complete UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia fight card below:
Main Card, 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT
Robert Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov (Middleweight) — Main Event
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Alexander Volkov (Heavyweight)
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez (Middleweight)
Shara Magomedov vs. Antonio Trocoli (Middleweight)
Johnny Walker vs. Volkan Oezdemir (Light Heavyweight)
Prelims Card, 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT
Nasrat Haqparast vs. Jared Gordon (Lightweight)
Muhammad Naimov vs. Felipe Lima (Featherweight)
Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nicolas Dalby (Welterweight)
Kyung Ho Kang vs. Muin Gafurov (Bantamweight)
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Brendson Ribeiro (Light Heavyweight)
Xiao Long vs. Chang Ho Lee (Bantamweight) — Title Fight
Meanwhile, the prelims air on ESPN and the main card broadcasts on ABC, so the entire event is available to stream on DirecTV Stream and Fubo too. Both streaming services offer free trials — for five days and seven days, respectively — for new subscribers.
Sling TV and Hulu + Live TV, which offers a three-day free trial, come with ESPN and ABC as well. You can also get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting at just $14.99 per month.
UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia is available to stream on ESPN+, ESPN and ABC on Saturday, June 22, starting at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT, with the main card beginning at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT.
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