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In the UFC’s billion-dollar era, free speech lasts only until it threatens power
There is a sound you rarely hear in mixed martial arts. It isn’t the crack of a shin on bone or the thud of a knockout punch. It’s quieter. Cleaner. Final.
It’s the sound of a microphone cutting out.
After defeating Anthony Hernandez on Saturday night at UFC Fight Night in Houston, Texas, UFC fighter Sean Strickland stepped to the mic and did what he has built his brand on doing: speaking without filters. At first, it seemed like business as usual. Then, he crossed into unchartered territory, tying the White House to the legacy of Jeffrey Epstein during the post-fight press conference, in front of millions of people, including perhaps the President himself.
Seconds later, his microphone went dead.
Not gradually. Not subtly. Just gone.
For a promotion that markets itself as raw, authentic, and unapologetic, the silence was deafening.
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