Rubio Makes Bonkers Comparison to Trump’s Tacky UFC Event

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Marco Rubio has made an earnest comparison between the founding of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and the U.S. putting a man on the Moon.

The Secretary of State spoke at the State Department beside UFC CEO Dana White on Thursday, three days before the fight night on the White House South Lawn.

In addition to promoting the event, the two signed an agreement allowing the department to use the mixed martial arts company for diplomatic purposes.

Both the company, founded in 1993, and the U.S. were “audacious” at their beginnings, and that’s something that has continued to this day, Rubio https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/06/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-at-the-signing-of-a-memorandum-of-understanding-ceremony-with-the-ultimate-fighting-championship/" rel="" target="_blank" title="https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/06/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-at-the-signing-of-a-memorandum-of-understanding-ceremony-with-the-ultimate-fighting-championship/">said.

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