‘Fighters in opposition to Socialism’: UFC star Jorge Masvidal to group up with Donald Trump Jr for marketing campaign occasions

UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal will participate in a collection of marketing campaign occasions in Florida which has been dubbed ‘Fighters in opposition to Socialism’ to assist the re-election marketing campaign of Donald Trump.

Masvidal, who’s a supporter of President Trump, will be part of the US chief’s son, Donald Trump Jr, within the collection of marketing campaign stops in Tampa, Orlando and Miami this coming Saturday, with a closing rally being held on the American Prime Group facility in Coconut Creek. 

A number of different skilled MMA fighters are anticipated to be current and can be part of the marketing campaign occasion on the ATT health club. Information of the marketing campaign cease was first introduced by ESPN’s Ariel Helwani on Tuesday.

“Jorge Masvidal will be part of Donald Trump Jr. on a day lengthy ‘Fighters In opposition to Socialism’ bus tour throughout Florida this Saturday,” Helwani introduced on Twitter.

“They may maintain three rallies in Tampa, Orlando and Miami. Their closing rally will likely be on the American Prime Group health club the place they count on quite a few fighters to affix.”

Jorge Masvidal will be part of Donald Trump Jr. on a day lengthy "Fighters In opposition to Socialism" bus tour throughout Florida this Saturday. They may maintain three rallies in Tampa, Orlando and Miami. Their closing rally will likely be on the American Prime Group health club the place they count on quite a few fighters to affix.

— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 29, 2020

“The anti communism bus tour will likely be arriving at a metropolis close to you,” Masvidal later tweeted, including his “tremendous mandatory” catchphrase. 

The anti communism bus tour will likely be arriving at a metropolis close to you #supernecessary https://t.co/p8RDrmdKrW

— Jorge Masvidal UFC (@GamebredFighter) September 29, 2020

This comes amid a number of hyperlinks between the Trump administration and the UFC in latest occasions. Dana White was invited to talk on the Republican Nationwide Conference in late August, whereas President Trump and his sons have additionally heaped reward on controversial UFC loudmouth Colby Covington who has used his assist of the MAGA motion to amplify his character in recent times. 

A number of weeks in the past, White was current at one other Trump rally in Nevada the place he was accompanied by Covington, Henry Cejudo, Justin Gaethje, Ali Abdelaziz and others. President Trump additionally referred to as Colby Covington reside on the ESPN broadcast following his latest win in opposition to Tyron Woodley – and much more just lately, Trump name-checked Masvidal at one other rally.

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“We have now some actual champions right here,” Trump mentioned of ‘Gamebred’. “And one I heard, specifically, I noticed a really quick knockout not so way back. The place’s Jorge? The place is Jorge? I don’t wish to combat with him. The place he’s? The place is he? Get up, Jorge.

“That’s the quickest knockout,” Trump, who was current for Masvida’s 2019 win in opposition to Nate Diaz in New York Metropolis, added. “I watched his [fight when] he was preventing this younger famous person [Ben Askren] who was going to be nice, proper? They have been telling me how nice he’s.

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“I don’t wish to harm anyone’s emotions however he was imagined to be the way forward for the UFC however he needed to undergo this man proper right here however it didn’t go nicely [for him]. Did it, Jorge? What a champion you’re. That was the quickest [knockout]. What was it? A couple of second? Two seconds? You ran throughout the ring and the man was gone and that was the top of it.

“Did they must pay you for that night or not? As a result of one second… that’s a great return. Nice to have you ever, man.”

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Information of Masvidal’s alliance with the Trump household might nicely come as a blow to his chief rival, Colby Covington, who has courted the eye of Trump and his sons for a while now. As well as, it will likely be curious to see if Covington attends the ultimate rally occasion within the American Prime Group health club – the identical venue from which he was just lately blacklisted for a collection of controversial feedback exterior the cage.