{"id":160765,"date":"2021-02-22T15:10:58","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T20:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=160765"},"modified":"2021-02-22T15:13:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T20:13:52","slug":"the-most-conservative-sport-5-ufc-stars-who-dont-hide-their-right-wing-opinions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-most-conservative-sport-5-ufc-stars-who-dont-hide-their-right-wing-opinions\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Most Conservative Sport\u2019: 5 UFC Stars Who Don\u2019t Hide Their Right-Wing Opinions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-most-conservative-sport-5-ufc-stars-who-dont-hide-their-right-wing-opinions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=160765&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1188128399.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">These days, most professional athletes are forced to kowtow to \u201cwoke\u201d culture. Any positions that run counter to such Leftist tropes \u2014 no matter how nuanced or insightful \u2014 are immediately devoured by cancel culture mobs. Just ask <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/drew-brees-will-stand-for-the-flag-but-adds-that-his-lack-of-awareness-hurt-a-lot-of-people?%253Futm_source=facebook&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=fedup\"><span class=\"s1\">Drew Brees<\/span><\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/former-nfl-player-marcellus-wiley-rips-black-lives-matter-after-it-removes-page-on-disrupting-nuclear-family-structure\"><span class=\"s1\">Marcellus Wiley<\/span><\/a>. Some combination of peer pressure and genuine fears of reprisal now inform most athletes\u2019 public statements on sociopolitical happenings.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">MMA and \u2014 in particular \u2014 the UFC are decidedly different. Athletes in the UFC hail from all over the world and it remains MMA\u2019s top promotion. More importantly, fighters can still hold political views that go against the tidal progressive norms. Here are five outspoken conservative figures in the world of UFC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Jorge Masvidal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">One of the UFC\u2019s most gifted Welterweight strikers, Jorge Masvidal was raised in the rough and tumble streets of Miami, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/27931280\/from-miami-brawler-ufc-star-jorge-masvidal-always-bmf\"><span class=\"s1\">ESPN<\/span><\/a> recounts:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>\u201cWhen Masvidal was 14, he suffered one of the worst beatings of his life. He\u2019s been in so many altercations, he says it\u2019s impossible to recall every one. But what he does remember is that in this specific encounter he was outnumbered, and it landed him in the hospital.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">Masvidal began his fighting career in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/video\/clip\/_\/id\/27946975\"><span class=\"s1\">backyard brawls<\/span><\/a> famously put together by underground fight legend, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kimbo_Slice\"><span class=\"s1\">Kimbo Slice<\/span><\/a>. He currently holds the UFC\u2019s BMF title after a lopsided TKO victory over Nate Diaz due to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MqBNf_hHW4o&#038;ab_channel=MMAWeekly.com\"><span class=\"s1\">somewhat controversial stoppage<\/span><\/a>. He also holds the record for fasted KO in UFC history with his <a href=\"https:\/\/gfycat.com\/enchantinggaseousasianwaterbuffalo\"><span class=\"s1\">epic flying knee<\/span><\/a> against Ben Askren in UFC 239.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">During the 2020 presidential election, Masvidal came out in full support of Donald Trump. His father is a Cuban immigrant who witnessed firsthand the horrors and atrocities of Communism under the Castro regime, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportbible.com\/australia\/mma-news-ufc-star-jorge-masvidal-declares-his-support-for-donald-trump-20201014\"><span class=\"s1\">Sport Bible<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt\u2019s understood Masvidal\u2019s father arrived in Miami after fleeing communist-led Cuba as a teenager \u2013 and it was his own experiences which ultimately played a big role in shaping Masvidal\u2019s political beliefs in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Certainly, Masvidal\u2019s apprehensions were not unwarranted when he expressed concern over Joe Biden, stating, \u201cWe either re-elect President Trump and keep American great again, or we let Joe Biden and the radical left take us down the slippery slopes of socialism and misery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Masvidal shared his most insightful reasons for supporting Trump on Dan Le Batard\u2019s podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/radio\/play\/_\/id\/29509325\"><span class=\"s1\">South Beach Sessions<\/span><\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2020\/7\/24\/21337269\/ufc-superstar-jorge-masvidal-explains-his-support-for-president-donald-trump-mma-espn-covid\"><span class=\"s1\">MMA Mania<\/span><\/a>. The UFC fighter discussed how he\u2019s had to fend off spurious accusations of racism and how the former president contributed to minority communities all across our nation in meaningful ways:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>\u201cWhen people would say I\u2019m racist because I would pick a certain person, that lets you know where this is going as a society. They\u2019re using now that to wipe away all the good (Trump) has actually done for my community. The lowest unemployment for Latin and Black people, that gives us dignity. That gives my community dignity. People are working and making more money. The pay gaps that have happened in the middle class are nice, are good. It\u2019s numbers, it\u2019s facts. He\u2019s actually helping out my people. And I\u2019m supposed to not give credit for that?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Colby Covington<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Colby Covington, the former welterweight champion of the world, first gained widespread notoriety in 2018 after posing with President Trump in the oval office, proudly displaying his new belt. Since then, Covington has remained a vocal supporter and friend of the Trump family, even answering a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ERX4j9cZ4ss\">call<\/a> from President Trump in the middle of a press conference after his 2020 victory over Tyron Woodley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Echoing the antics of \u201cThe Notorious\u201d Conor McGregor (who himself called Trump a \u201cphenomenal President\u201d) and \u2014 to a lesser degree \u2014 Chael Sonnen, Colby Covington has relished his role as a top heel in the UFC. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YK8Tg_vliHs&#038;ab_channel=BeyondtheGameTV\"><span class=\"s1\">Beyond The Game TV<\/span><\/a>, his more outlandish antics were for the sake of survival and relevancy as a fighter on the verge of being cut from the promotion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In 2019, Covington explained to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qQRMxivohcI\"><span class=\"s1\">Candace Owen<\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\">s<\/span> the compelling reasons that lead to his rise as one of the UFC\u2019s main \u201cvillains\u201d in the game, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2019\/12\/9\/21002178\/colby-covington-claims-the-ufc-was-going-to-release-him-before-his-now-infamous-filthy-animals-promo\"><span class=\"s1\">MMA Fighting<\/span><\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>\u201cI\u2019ve never told this story before but three fights ago, before I fought the No. 2 guy in the world, this guy named Demian Maia, in Brazil, they had told my manager Dan Lambert that they weren\u2019t going to re-sign me. They didn\u2019t like my style, they didn\u2019t like that I wasn\u2019t entertaining, and this is before I really started to become an entertainer and really understand the entertainment aspect of this business. So before this fight they told me no matter what happens, I was ranked No. 6 in the world, \u2018We\u2019re not re-signing you. We don\u2019t like your character. We don\u2019t like your fighting style.\u2019 And I\u2019m getting paid $30,000 to go fight the No. 2 guy in the world. After you pay taxes and pay your coaches, you\u2019re really going to get like, $5,000 or $10,000.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">That\u2019s not to say that him parading about in MAGA attire and openly supporting former president Donald Trump is just for show alone. His conservative convictions seem genuine outside of all the pomp and pageantry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Of course, his support of Trump and conservatism alone has sent MMA journalists and \u201cwoke\u201d mobs on MMA forums into furious fits about what a supposed monster Covington must be for such views.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In 2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/colby-covington-compares-himself-to-donald-trump-2018-6\"><span class=\"s1\">The Insider<\/span><\/a> declared Covington to be \u201cthe most controversial fighter in the UFC\u201d who was similar to \u201cDonald Trump in the worst ways possible\u201d because he \u201clikened his underdog status to Trump\u2019s rise from unfancied Republican candidate to US President.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Politics aside, Covington saves his best, most hilarious comments for his fellow fighters. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightful.com\/mma\/exclusives\/ufc-225-s-colby-covington-talks-rafael-dos-anjos-matchup-spoiling-infinity-wars-talks-wwe?utm_source=TW-FightfulOnline&#038;utm_medium=Fightful.com&#038;utm_campaign=dlvr.it.organic\"><span class=\"s1\">Fightful<\/span><\/a>, he once referred to Conor McGregor as a \u201clittle leprechaun\u201d after the Irishman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/24885232\/the-conor-mcgregor-bus-attack-words-were-there\"><span class=\"s1\">launched a dolly<\/span><\/a> at a bus full of fighters in an apparent fit of inebriated rage:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>\u201cHe\u2019s a coked up little leprechaun. It\u2019s funny how I put a tweet that King Colby the bounty hunter was coming after him, he turned himself in. He knows what would happen. I would dunk that nerd underwater and make him quit.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">Does Covington ever cross the line? Perhaps. Some of his animus seems rooted in frustration and fatigue rather than self-promotion. He was kicked out of American Top Team after referring to fellow training partner and former UFC champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, as \u201cugly\u201d and \u201cwashed up,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/mma\/has-colby-covington-crossed-line-trash-talk\"><span class=\"s1\">Sports Keeda<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Regardless, what most don\u2019t realize or, frankly, refuse to acknowledge is that Covington is a genuinely good man with an unparalleled work ethic, as routinely evidenced by his unmatched conditioning in The Octagon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/streamable.com\/fcdq1k\"><span class=\"s1\">This recent clip<\/span><\/a> of Covington breaking character to give MMA advice to a young Latino fan demonstrates who the conservative fighter really is behind the scenes. Covington tells the young man to avoid partying and drinking, to fortify his mind, to \u201cfind a way,\u201d and \u201cnever stop believing\u201d regardless of the odds to achieve success.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/ufc-fans-reluctantly-agreed-that-colby-covington-made-a-good-point\/\">Sportscasting<\/a><\/span> explains the distinction between Covington as a man and as a UFC fighter the best:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>\u201cWhile it may seem confusing, Covington, as a person, is very different than \u2018Colby Covington,\u2019 the UFC fighter. That\u2019s because \u2018Colby Covington\u2019 is actually an act that the real Covington\u2019s put on whenever the cameras are around him. This is the same thing as what WWE wrestlers do, as wrestlers, more often than not, have to put on a fake persona whenever they\u2019re working.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Henry Cejudo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">While not quite a household name, Henry Cejudo remains one of the UFC\u2019s most decorated athletes even in quasi-retirement. He\u2019s a 2008 Olympic Gold medal wrestler who held both the Bantamweight and Flyweight belts in the UFC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/gazette.com\/ufc-champion-henry-cejudo-on-charged-political-topic-the-son-of-immigrants-to-being-on\/article_a0c5761a-98cc-11e8-b271-d73f18d816fb.html\"><span class=\"s1\">The Gazette<\/span><\/a>, Cejudo considers himself \u201ca very prideful American\u201d who rose up from the mean streets of downtown Los Angeles against all odds to become one of the top wrestlers and fighters in the entire world:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>\u201cThe son of undocumented Mexican immigrants who was born into a two-bedroom apartment about 10 miles from the Staples Center\u2026Cejudo made sure his story was known in a time when tensions over immigration on the southern border are particularly charged.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">A 2015 piece in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-sports\/henry-cejudo-ufcs-immigrant-son-fights-for-the-american-dream-51458\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Rolling Stone<\/span><\/a> detailed how Cejudo gives back to his community and continues to be a role model and inspiration to others:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p3\"><em>\u201cCejudo works with various charities, outreach programs and non-profit organizations, including the Special Olympics and Beat the Streets Wrestling. In 2011 Cejudo published a book,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/American-Victory-Wrestling-Dreams-Journey\/dp\/0451232038\"><span class=\"s2\">American Victory<\/span><\/a>, that detailed his treacherous journey to Olympic glory. He says the response was more meaningful than any trophy or medal.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p3\">In 2020, Cejudo gave his full support to the reelection of Donald Trump. At a Latinos for Trump rally in Phoenix, Cejudo explained why, including mentioning his own undocumented father who \u201c<span class=\"s3\">was deported when Henry was six years old.\u201d The fighter certainly didn\u2019t mince his words either, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.12news.com\/article\/news\/politics\/champion-wrestler-fighter-henry-cejudo-firmly-in-trumps-corner\/75-11effa01-8081-4f9e-b565-b416cc9861f4\"><span class=\"s1\">12 News<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\">\u201cMy dad wasn\u2019t the best human. He came to this country as a foreigner, broke the law, and was deported\u2026I\u2019m going to tell you as an immigrant\u2019s son, that you come to this country, and you break the law, and, rightfully so, you should pay the consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p7\"><span class=\"s4\">Cejudo will likely return to the UFC in 2021. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/30175330\/former-ufc-champ-henry-cejudo-says-right-price-unretire-year\"><span class=\"s1\">ESPN reports<\/span><\/a> that he will \u201cunretire\u2026for the right price.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Gina Carano<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Gina Carano is not just a famous actress the Left is desperately trying to cancel, she was also truly a pioneer in MMA. Well before the likes of Ronda Rousey and Amanda Nunes, Carano was \u201cthe face of women\u2019s MMA\u201d and \u201cwas responsible for helping female fighters gain mainstream credibility,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/was-mandalorian-star-gina-carano-actually-a-good-mma-fighter\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Sportscasting<\/span><\/a>. Her only MMA loss came at the hands of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Gina-Carano-16535\"><span class=\"s1\">Cris Cyborg<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Now, of course, Carano is facing down Leftist mobs for daring to voice conservative views. Her character, Cara Dune, from the popular show, \u201cThe Mandalorian,\u201d has been canceled.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As Madeleine Kearns of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2021\/02\/gina-carano-wont-be-canceled\/\"><span class=\"s1\">National Review<\/span><\/a> reported, Disney fired Carano for \u201canti-Semitism\u201d surrounding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/its-time-to-uncancel-americans\"><span class=\"s1\">a clumsy social media post<\/span><\/a> comparing \u201ccancel culture\u201d and Leftist witch hunts to Nazism and the Holocaust.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Kearns argues that \u201cit would be more accurate to say that Carano was fired for tweets and comments she made that had identified her as a conservative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe specific offense (and pretext for her firing),\u201d Kearns continues, \u201cwas a rather underwhelming instance of Godwin\u2019s law (the rule that all Internet debates sooner or later lead to trite comparisons being made with Nazi Germany). Speaking of cancel culture, Carano asked, \u2018How is [Nazi hatred of the Jews] any different from hating someone for their political views?\u2019 Previous examples of her supposed moral unfitness included her use of \u2018boop\/bop\/beep\u2019 in her Twitter profile (mocking the transgender-pronouns trend), her stated belief that Epstein did not kill himself, and suggesting that \u2018expecting everyone you encounter to agree with every belief or view you hold is f***ing wild.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Dana White<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Though not an MMA athlete, UFC president Dana White deserves mention given that he wears his conservatism on his sleeve. It\u2019s also mainly because of White that so many UFC fighters can voice such seemingly \u201ccontroversial\u201d opinions without any fear of reprisal from the organization, unlike almost all other professional sports organizations at the moment.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s5\">MMA journalist, Karim Zidan, inadvertently demonstrates White\u2019s willingness to adhere to the tenets of free speech in a piece for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyelbow.com\/2021\/1\/11\/22224984\/ufc-mma-fighters-donald-trumps-far-right-propaganda-capitol-riots-feature\"><span class=\"s1\">Bloody Elbow<\/span><\/a> meant to deride the UFC president. Zidan writes, \u201c<\/span><span class=\"s4\">White\u2019s laissez-faire approach to regulating speech emphasizes the promotion\u2019s position on the political spectrum.\u201d That \u201claissez-faire approach\u201d is one of the very principles our nation was founded upon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p10\">Zidan even quotes White in full to \u2014 albeit, accidentally \u2014 drive home the point:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p8\"><em><span class=\"s4\">\u201cThese guys all have their own causes, things, their own beliefs. We don\u2019t muzzle anybody here. We let everybody speak their mind.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">White also campaigned for Donald Trump in 2020, as did <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2020\/09\/president-trump-mind-blowing-ufc-photo-colby-covington-ali-abdelaziz\"><span class=\"s1\">many UFC fighters<\/span><\/a>. The UFC president even spoke at the Republican National Convention where he focused on the success of the \u201cpre-pandemic economy and unemployment numbers,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2020\/08\/dana-white-stump-speech-donald-trump-republican-national-convention-2020-election\"><span class=\"s1\">MMA Junkie<\/span><\/a>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">White also pointedly called out the failed leadership on the Left that demanded defunding the police in the wake of the riots and protests that raged all across our nation for months:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>\u201cBefore the pandemic \u2026 we weren\u2019t facing the lawless destruction that now is occurring in a few of our great cities. It blows my mind how quickly some of the leadership in this country has forgotten the critical role first responders play in our society. Police departments, and other law enforcement, and even some fire departments, have faced opposition from many in this country. But they are always the people who are asked to step up when things are at their worst and put themselves at risk. That has certainly been the case during this ongoing pandemic.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">***<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The UFC remains the last bastion in American sports where athletes can freely speak their minds without risk of being canceled or forced to publicly apologize. How long this will last remains to be seen, especially with sponsors like ESPN and its parent company, Disney, to consider. Hopefully, Dana White \u2014 alongside various MMA athletes \u2014 will keep fighting the good fight inside and outside The Octagon.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These days, most professional athletes are forced to kowtow to \u201cwoke\u201d culture. 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