America’s pissed and you better believe I’ve got my popcorn ready! It’s on!
So as I blogged about Tuesday, the UFC and Anheuser-Busch announced that Bud Light would be the official beer of the mixed martial arts promotion as part of a “nine-figure deal” that also happens to be Dana White & Co’s biggest sponsorship ever. In other words, it wasn’t hard for Dana and UFC to accept a bag from the anti-American beer giant.
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— Andrew Powell (@AndrewPowellDC) October 25, 2023
But um … that big payday might end up coming at a massive cost: their audience.
The response was outright anger from Americans, with several blasting UFC and calling for a boycott against the company. Instead of helping the troubled beer brand move forward, the partnership actually seems to have added fuel to the Bud Light boycott that started way back in April. Needless to say, the United States hasn’t gotten over the Dylan Mulvaney nonsense, and who the hell wants to drink Bill Gates juice?
Just check out the pure thrashing:
@danawhite and @ufc, you have become the reason why your audience will begin to dwindle. Pandering to bud light is disgusting. Guess it’s time to boycott UFC, America!
— Matt (@TheRealMattDail) October 24, 2023
I am done watching UFC until they remove that woke Clydesdale Piss @budlight beer, another thing is Bill Gates bought a bunch of this piss beer stock and as long as UFC is a sponsor of @budlight, I’m done!
Bill Gates and Bud Lite are the problem with this country-Dana…
— Johann Muenster (@MuensterJohann) October 24, 2023
Bud Light just spent $100 million on a UFC sponsorship deal to try and cancel out the chicks with dicks ad. No one is drinking Bud Light at any tailgate I’ve been to this fall. Brand is dead: https://t.co/RfCe4AxurB
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) October 24, 2023
As soon as Bud Light destroyed their business with that ghastly stunt earlier this year, I had a feeling it would be a boon for UFC.
The first time Bud partnered UFC, it was almost as if they were doing UFC a favor. This time it is UFC sellign them a very expensive lifeline. https://t.co/xq9vua0GjV
— Ant Evans (@AntEvansMMA) October 24, 2023
Cancel UFC
— Un Zonked (@UnZonked) October 25, 2023
Maybe on paper, but Modelo will always be the fans beer of the UFC. Cheers to those with a fighting spirit.
— XD MMA (@XD_MMA) October 24, 2023
Dang, I’ll have to stop watching that awesome sport now. Can you leave the Dallas stars alone please. Hockey and the UFC are so manly, I don’t know why you want in
— Xtasy (@SweatyBallMeat) October 24, 2023
No more UFC.
— Pascal — باسكال 🇱🇧🇺🇸 (@realPascalMatta) October 25, 2023
I thought this was a joke. I guess the UFC will do anything to grow, but I won’t be a part of it. UFC294 was my last PPV buy. What a shame it will bring fans away from the sport. Plus, Modelo is actually a good beer.
— Shoulder to the Stone (@shouldertostone) October 25, 2023
We will never forgive you for turning your backs on us hard working people
— Ryan Dunbar (@HailieDeeganFan) October 24, 2023
I can’t say I blame UFC for taking an easy $100 million from Bud Light, but I also don’t blame conservatives for boycotting both brands because of this whole thing — like I said, who wants to be associated with Bill Gates and Dylan Mulvaney?
Luckily for me, I’m not much into UFC. Without storylines and drama to pull me in, there’s just not much there, which is why I prefer professional wrestling instead (that “fake” stuff is just so much better). The problem is that TKO owns both UFC and WWE, so me watching WWE indirectly helps UFC. Not that I was boycotting to begin with, but I can’t lie … I’m quite entertained by the people who want to “Bud Light” and “cancel” UFC.
I say give it a shot. I wanna see this, and those great Dana White press conference responses in the process. (RELATED: Idiot Jumps Off Disney World Bridge Into Restricted Lagoon And Is Lucky A Gator Didn’t Clamp Down On That Buffoonery)
Gold. Straight gold.