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Conservatives blasted UFC CEO Dana White, some vowing to boycott the sport over the warm welcome given to Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate at a Saturday event in Las Vegas.
Ahead of UFC 313, White was filmed welcoming the controversial duo to the event as they face sex trafficking and rape accusations in Romania, prompting strong reactions from the right on social media, including one commentator pointedly exclaiming, “pimping minors is now a conservative Christian value as long as you’re internet famous.”
White canoodled with a number of people at the T-Mobile Arena – the Tate brothers among them:
Dana White meets up with Andrew and Tristan Tate pic.twitter.com/okYWumnb28
— FULL SEND MMA (@full_send_mma) March 8, 2025
The duo had been ordered to remain in Romania but had their travel restrictions lifted with reported pressure from Trump administration special envoy Richard Grenell.
Conservative influencer Ian Miles Cheong shared the clip of the Tates in Vegas and commented, “Can’t wait for Andrew Tate to show up at the White House and do a meet and greet with the entire cabinet because pimping minors is now a conservative Christian value as long as you’re internet famous.”
Can’t wait for Andrew Tate to show up at the White House and do a meet and greet with the entire cabinet because pimping minors is now a conservative Christian value as long as you’re internet famous. pic.twitter.com/4iGTGMT4sc
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) March 8, 2025
Cheong’s post went viral in some circles on the right, leading to a condemnation of White and the UFC.
Chris and Dana Loesch both blasted the Tates, while the former vowed he was finished with White’s MMA league.
I will no longer watch or support the UFC. This is disgusting. https://t.co/9jmQYpFPNb
— Chris Loesch 𝕏 (@ChrisLoesch) March 8, 2025
I don’t get the appeal: men who live off the welfare of women’s s*x work is neither strong, nor godly. Its weakness masked as strength. Not everyone is buying, but sad to see those who do.
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) March 8, 2025
Others also blasted White for appearing with the Tate brothers:
The death of principles, ethics and morality in the conservative movement is nearly complete. There’s still some of us left but we’re a fast shrinking minority. https://t.co/y7OByfygYZ
— Manic Contrarian 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 (@ManicContrarian) March 8, 2025
Gross.
— LadyPatriot (@Marechtare_) March 8, 2025
Boycott UFC.
— THE TRUMPEFFECT! 🇮🇱 (@AntStith) March 7, 2025
I am sick over this.
Every single conservative should be distancing from Andrew Tate instead of welcoming with open arms.
One now has to wonder if perhaps some other names are on that Epstein list. https://t.co/AUB4YChWcV
— ConservFLGirl2 (@ConservFLGrl) March 8, 2025
At the time of this post White had not responded to the criticism from conservatives.