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☆ Joe Rogan Would Like to Clarify: He Did Not Endorse Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Ken Bensinger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The world’s most popular podcaster has, sort of, but not really, thrown his support to one of the 2024 presidential race’s least popular candidates. On Thursday, Joe Rogan said he preferred Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running as an independent, for president. His remarks about Mr. Kennedy, uttered on a show with a far smaller reach than his own, nonetheless set off a frenzied response. Supporters of former President Donald J. Trump, worried that Mr. Rogan’s stance could carve off voters and hurt his electoral chances come November, quickly turned on the podcaster, standup comic and U.F.C. They questioned his intelligence and even mocked his height, a spectacle that was greeted with something akin to joy — or, at least, schadenfreude — among Democrats who have long written off Mr. Rogan as helpful to their cause.

Persons: Joe Rogan, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, “, ” Mr, Rogan, Lex Fridman, Kennedy, Mr, Rogan’s, Donald J, Trump

☆ Opinion | JD Vance, Purr-fectly Dreadful
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Maureen Dowd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Suddenly, Donald Trump looks enlightened about women. Sure, he’s in a 1959 time warp, like some spray-tanned, comb-over swinger in a Vegas lounge, talking about skirts and broads. Sure, he filled the Supreme Court with religious zealots ending women’s rights. He cheated on his first wife with the woman who became his second wife and then had flings when he was married to his third wife. And yet, somehow, Trump managed to choose a vice-presidential pick whose views on women are even more draconian and meanspirited than his own.

Persons: Donald Trump, groping, Melania, Daniels, machismo, Hulk Hogan, ’, Dana White, Trump Organizations: Trump Locations: Vegas

☆ Election Updates: Trump says he proposed a ‘migrant league of fighters’ to the head of U.F.C.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Chris Cameron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

‘I’m sure he’ll be prepared’“I say he’ll come out all jacked up, right?” Mr. Trump said, referring to Mr. Biden. Moments later, Mr. Trump, who has previously demanded Mr. Biden take a drug test before their debate, seemed to accuse Mr. Biden of using illegal drugs. He said Mr. Biden had done little to curb inflation and derided his energy and environmental policies, which Mr. Trump said are raising the cost of goods. Mr. Trump also said Mr. Biden had done little at the border. Mr. Biden campaigns frequently in the city, and its metropolitan area was critical to helping him win Pennsylvania by about 80,000 votes in 2020.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Biden, Joe, ’, “, Mr, ”, ” Mr, Trump’s, Emanuel Morales, Morales, ” Shabazz Boone, Boone, Boone —, —, Biden’s Organizations: Liacouras, West Wing, Service, Temple University, ’ International Union of North, Bronx, Mr, Trump, “, Philadelphia, Biden, Democratic National, Black Locations: Philadelphia, North Philadelphia, South Philadelphia, ’ International Union of North America, Manhattan, Detroit, Puerto Rico, U.S, Pennsylvania

☆ Election Updates: After trial, Trump returns to friendly turf at U.F.C. fight and on Fox News.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Shawn Mccreesh | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Mr. Giuliani’s run-ins with the law have left his life and finances in tatters. Mr. Giuliani has filed for bankruptcy and owes two Georgia women a $148 million judgment from a defamation case. “Anyone who thinks that Mr. Giuliani is off his game in terms of legal acumen is strongly mistaken,” Mr. Aidala said. Like many at the birthday party, Mr. Aidala was displeased by Mr. Trump’s conviction on charges related to hiding hush money paid to a porn star. In the video, Mr. Trump stands with a small crowd of people who appear to be some of his supporters.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Rudolph W, Giuliani, Giuliani’s, Mr, Anthony Carbonetti, Barry Kamins, “ He’s, he’s, John Catsimatidis, “, we’ve, Kamins, Arthur Aidala, ”, ” Mr, Aidala, Harvey Weinstein, Andrew, Caroline, Bernard B, Rudy Washington, Raheem Kassam, Miranda Devine, Michael Ragusa, holstered, Scott LoBaido, I’m, MAGA ”, “ Joe, Rudy Giuliani, Rudy Organizations: City Hall, Republican, WABC, New York, Mr, The New York Times, Breitbart, New, New York Post, Trump Locations: tatters, Arizona, Georgia, Washington, Dodge Durango, client’s, Panama, Lower Manhattan, New York City, New York, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Staten Island, America, Suffolk County

☆ Election Updates: Trump goes from court to Trump Tower to the octagon for a U.F.C. fight.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Chris Cameron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Its unfounded allegations became an article of faith for an untold number of Americans convinced that the election had been stolen. Mr. Andrews sued Mr. D’Souza, along with Salem and two individuals associated with the right-wing election-monitoring group True the Vote, for defamation in October 2022. “It was never our intent that the publication of the ‘2,000 Mules’ film and book would harm Mr. Andrews,” Salem said in a statement on Friday. In February, a lawyer for True the Vote told a Georgia court that it had no evidence to support its allegations of election fraud in the state. Mr. D’Souza did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Dinesh D’Souza, Biden, Salem, Mark Andrews, D’Souza, Andrews’s, Tucker Carlson’s, Charlie Kirk, Andrews, Mr, ” Salem, “, Donald J, Trump, ”, Rudolph W, Giuliani, Trump’s, Catherine Engelbrecht Organizations: Salem Media, Fox News, Mr, CNN, Internal Revenue Service Locations: Georgia, ”, Salem, Atlanta, ” Salem, Palm Beach, Fla, Arizona

Dana White’s diplomatic ambitions were clear, if complicated: Un-cancel Bud Light. As the chief executive of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Mr. White was the arena-filling, Trump-loving, perpetually smirking public face of a multi-billion-dollar sport. more than 15 years earlier, was plainly hoping that a renewed affiliation might help its cause. Publicly, Mr. White appealed to friends across the conservative media, defending Bud Light’s parent company in interviews with Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson and Charlie Kirk. “The fact that Anheuser-Busch wants to be in business with me?” Mr. White said, arguing that this alone demonstrated the success of the backlash.

Persons: Dana, Bud, White, ’, —, Bud Light, Bud Light’s, Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Charlie Kirk, “, Mr Organizations: Trump, Anheuser, Busch

☆ Jimmy Kimmel Calls Tumultuous Senate Hearing ‘U.F.C.-SPAN’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Trish Bendix | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us get paid to watch comedy. Here are the 50 best movies on Netflix right now. ‘U.F.C.-SPAN’Senator Markwayne Mullin, Republican of Oklahoma, challenged Sean M. O’Brien, the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, to a physical fight during a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday. Jimmy Kimmel joked that the hearing had turned into “U.F.C.-SPAN all of a sudden.” Senator Bernie Sanders, independent of Vermont and the chairman of the panel, had to step in and demand the two behave like U.S. lawmakers.

Persons: U.F.C, Markwayne Mullin, Sean M, Jimmy Kimmel, Bernie Sanders Organizations: Netflix, SPAN, Republican, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Locations: Oklahoma, Vermont

☆ A New N.B.A. Champion’s Takeaway From a U.F.C. Champ: Relax
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Tania Ganguli | More About Tania Ganguli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

It was a Sunday afternoon in early July, and Jamal Murray had been in Las Vegas for a few days — enough time for the city to wear out anyone. Murray, the Nuggets’ star point guard, was less than a month removed from helping the franchise win its first N.B.A. He had spent the previous night feting his friend Alexander Volkanovski, U.F.C.’s featherweight champion, after Volkanovski won U.F.C. Murray had joined him for several hours before the fight and had been struck by how at ease Volkanovski was. The fighter had been happy to laugh and joke with Murray despite an important bout awaiting him later that evening.

Persons: Jamal Murray, “, ”, —, he’d, Murray, Alexander Volkanovski, Volkanovski Organizations: Denver Nuggets, Nuggets Locations: Las Vegas

290, one of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s marquee cards of the year, is happening on Saturday night with two championship bouts topping an event of about a dozen fights. In the main event, Alexander Volkanovski will defend his belt in the 145-pound division against Yair Rodríguez, the interim champion. And in the co-main event, Brandon Moreno will try to maintain his title at 125 pounds against Alexandre Pantoja. The main card started at 10 p.m. Eastern and the Moreno-Pantoja championship fight is expected to happen about 11:30 p.m. Eastern, depending on the outcome of earlier fights. The Volkanovski-Rodríguez fight will happen last.

Persons: Alexander Volkanovski, Yair Rodríguez, Brandon Moreno, Alexandre Pantoja, Moreno, Bo Nickal, Val Woodburn, Dan Hooker, Jalin Turner, Robert Whittaker, Dricus Du Plessis Organizations: ESPN Locations: United States

☆ As a Mexican Fighter Rises, U.F.C. Hopes Others Will Follow
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Emmanuel Morgan | More About Emmanuel Morgan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

290, Moreno will defend his belt against Alexandre Pantoja, a Brazilian fighter who has beaten Moreno twice previously. The top bout of that card will have Rodríguez fighting against Alexander Volkanovski, one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport. In 2011, when Moreno was 17, he needed his parents’ signature to compete in his first professional fight, he said. president, had long viewed Mexico, with its rich history of cultivating championship-level boxers, as an area for growth in mixed martial arts. Moreno qualified for the tournament in 2016 but lost his first fight — he was submitted by Pantoja — which seemed to halt his U.F.C.

Persons: Moreno, Alexandre Pantoja, Alexander Volkanovski, Dana White, —, Pantoja — Locations: Brazilian, Tijuana , Mexico, San Diego, Los Angeles, Mexico

☆ A ‘Cage Match’ Between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg May Be No Joke
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Ryan Mac | Mike Isaac | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Mr. Zuckerberg has sought out martial arts experts, including Dave Camarillo, James Terry and Khai Wu. In May, he competed in his first public martial arts tournament in Redwood City, Calif., which he attended undercover — up until the moment he took off his hat and sunglasses to fight. to bring mixed martial arts fights to Horizon Worlds, its virtual reality app. Mr. White said Mr. Zuckerberg was truly dedicated to the sport. This month, he said he had trained in “judo, Kyokushin (full contact)” — two Japanese martial arts — and “no rules streetfighting.”

Persons: Zuckerberg, Dave Camarillo, James Terry, Khai Wu, Meta, White, I’ve, ”, Mr Organizations: Meta Locations: Redwood City, Calif

Endeavor, the Hollywood entertainment colossus that owns the Ultimate Fighting Championship, is close to a deal that would combine that league with World Wrestling Entertainment, two people familiar with the negotiations said on Sunday. The combination would mean a behemoth in combat entertainment, both real and scripted. The deal could be announced as early as this week, said the people, who requested anonymity to discuss confidential negotiations. The deal would create a new, publicly traded company, according to the people, with Endeavor’s U.F.C. league composing 51 percent of the business and W.W.E.

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