“Actually, it’s pronounced Meely-Wah-Kay, which is Algonquin for, ‘the good land.’”
UFC CEO Dana White will once again speak at the Republican National Convention.
This year’s gathering takes place from July 15 through July 18 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. White is expected to take the stage on Thurs., July 18, just before ex-President and current GOP nominee Donald Trump.
That’s according to Wall Street Journal.
White initially spoke at the Republican National Convention ahead of Trump’s first term in summer 2016, then returned to the podium four years later when the embattled real estate mogul ran for reelection (and lost).
UFC held a “Fight Night” card at Fiserv Forum back in late 2018.
“I posted a video for Trump on my personal social media,” White previously told This Past Weekend. “One of our big sponsors called and said, ‘Take that down.’ You know what I said? Go f—k yourself. You vote for whoever you want to vote for and I’ll vote for whoever I want to vote for. That’s how this works. I don’t even care who you’re voting for. It’s none of my f—king business. F—k you. Don’t ever f—king call me and tell me who to vote for.”
White has remained loyal to Trump for more than 20 years, thanks largely in part to Trump’s willingness to embrace UFC — by way of Atlantic City casinos — back in the early days of MMA when most venues wanted nothing to do with cage fighting.
President Joe Biden is the presumptive nominee for next month’s 2024 Democratic National Convention at United Center in Chicago, Illinois.