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1 day agoMauricio Ruffy confident he can knock out UFC champ Ilia Topuria
Mauricio Ruffy will face Michael Chandler at the UFC White House event on June 14, after accurately predicting the venue for his next fight.
It's not open to the public, not open to real fans. When I picture people who gonna be there watching, I picture 'The Hunger Games.' When Katniss was at the tryout and the rich, snobby people at the top, not paying attention to her... They're just not gonna be paying attention to what happens in the cage, if they see a little bit of a blood, they don't see a knockout. But they're not a real fans, so who cares?
There's a park that's right there. We're gonna be ticketing 85,000 people in the Ellipse and the tickets are free. We'll announce how we're gonna be giving them away soon, but you should plan on going to Washington DC for this event.
More specifically, Trump wants the event to held on July 4, 2026 the 250th birthday of the United States. If such an event does come to fruition, Trump can count Strickland out despite the fighter being among the president's most vocal supporters in the sport. On a recent livestream with internet streamer Adin Ross, Strickland explained why he wouldn't be a part of Trump's UFC event.
Well, Elon came over and said hello. And, no, it's nothing to do with that. It was I thought it was nice. And he came over. Had a little conversation. We had a very good relationship. But it was nicer that he came.