{"id":2198478,"date":"2024-03-13T14:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T18:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sage-steele-says-ufc-president-made-the-right-call-to-partner-with-anheuser-busch\/"},"modified":"2024-03-13T14:25:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T18:25:32","slug":"sage-steele-says-ufc-president-made-the-right-call-to-partner-with-anheuser-busch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sage-steele-says-ufc-president-made-the-right-call-to-partner-with-anheuser-busch\/","title":{"rendered":"Sage Steele commends UFC president&#8217;s decision to team up with Anheuser-Busch"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fsage-steele-says-ufc-president-made-the-right-call-to-partner-with-anheuser-busch%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=2198478&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--><h2>Former ESPN \u200cAnchor Sage \u2063Steele Cheers UFC and Bud Light Partnership<\/h2>\n<p>In a \u2064striking\u200b endorsement, <strong>Sage Steele<\/strong>,\u200c the seasoned sports broadcasting \u2063figure formerly of ESPN, has voiced her support for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-president-trumps-executive-order-from-yesterday-directly-impacts-the-bidens-investments-in-china\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: President Trump\u2019s Executive Order from Yesterday Directly Impacts the Bidens\u2019 Investments in China\">strategic decision<\/a> by <strong>Dana White<\/strong>, the President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).\u2063 The move in question? UFC&#8217;s alliance with\u2063 the renowned\u200b beer giant <strong>Anheuser-Busch<\/strong>, bringing\u200b Bud\u2064 Light \u200cinto the ring as an official sponsor.<\/p>\n<p>OIn\u2063 a landscape where brand \u2064partnerships \u200dmake headlines, this collaboration caught the public&#8217;s attention in \u200cOctober 2023, a mere six months\u2063 after\u200b Bud Light\u200d had navigated choppy waters with <strong>transgender social media icon Dylan Mulvaney<\/strong>. The prior endorsement had not fared well with conservative \u200ccircles, leading to discourse ripe with contention. Yet, White stood firm \u2063in support \u200bof the Bud Light-UFC collaboration, \u2063earning Steele&#8217;s\u200b admiration.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I love that he did that because it\u2019s, like, No. \u20631, everybody \u2064deserves a second chance, in \u200dmy opinion,&#8221; Steele\u00a0said.\u2062 &#8220;I really do\u200d believe that. And secondly, what a brilliant business move.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Steele&#8217;s words resonate with the notion of \u200bredemption and savvy market \u200bmoves. From her perspective, in times where a brand&#8217;s profitability falters,\u2063 investments in image rejuvenation become a \u200ccrucial turn of strategy. Post-partnership with \u2064Mulvaney, Bud Light had \u2062witnessed a\u2063 dip in sales, leading to the loss\u200d of its crown as America&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bud-light-owner-caves-to-pressure-over-horse-backlash\/\" title=\"Bud Light owner yields to horse criticism.\">preferred beer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I\u200d just think it\u2019s brilliant, and \u2062again, he does not care: &#8216;This\u2062 is \u2062what I\u2019m going\u2062 to do. I\u2019ve proven I\u2019m a pretty good businessman,'&#8221; Steele noted. &#8220;And look, it was great to see those guys\u200d there, too, enjoying it.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>White Defends the Budding Partnership<\/h3>\n<p>In\u2064 White&#8217;s defense\u2063 of this partnership, he shone a spotlight on\u200c Anheuser-Busch&#8217;s \u200ccommendable contributions\u2062 to the \u2064community, specifically highlighting their support for \u200bthe families of first responders and military personnel. Identifying as a\u200c staunch advocate for law \u200benforcement and the military, White feels his personal\u2063 values align with\u200c those of \u200dthe\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bud-light-boycott-gaining-momentum-anheuser-busch-sheds-3-billion-in-market-value-after-debacle\/\" title=\"Bud Light Boycott Gaining Momentum; Anheuser-Busch Sheds  Billion In Market Value After Debacle\">beer conglomerate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The drumbeat for giving Bud Light another shot\u2062 echoes beyond Steele&#8217;s endorsement. \u200c <strong>Former \u200bPresident\u200c Donald Trump<\/strong> has cast\u200d his lot too,\u2064 applauding Anheuser-Busch&#8217;s substantial financial \u2062commitments\u200d to American agriculture and job creation. Even musician <strong>Kid Rock<\/strong> hinted at a course correction by Bud Light, signaling\u2063 a receipt of \u2064the public&#8217;s earlier disapproval.<\/p>\n<h3>Sage Steele&#8217;s Departure from ESPN<\/h3>\n<p>August marked a turning point for Steele as \u200cshe ventured away from her longstanding\u2063 role at ESPN. It was a move \u2064designed to allow her the \u200bfreedom to express her\u2063 beliefs without restraint\u2014an allusion to perhaps feeling\u2063 bound by the\u2063 network previously. This shift followed a controversy\u2064 in 2021, where remarks about former President\u200d <strong>Barack Obama<\/strong> and ESPN&#8217;s vaccine mandate led to her suspension.<\/p>\n<p>Whether one leans towards the provocative\u200d discourse surrounding brand alignments or the strategic interplay of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celsius-files-for-permission-to-sell-its-stablecoin-holdings\/\" title=\"Celsius files for permission to sell its stablecoin holdings\">major industry players<\/a>, it&#8217;s\u2064 clear that the partnership between UFC and Bud Light remains a\u200b heavyweight\u200b topic, bolstered by the support of voices like Sage Steele.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former ESPN host Sage Steele endorses UFC President Dana White&#8217;s choice to secure Bud Light as a sponsor, applauding the partnership with Anheuser-Busch announced in October 2023<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2198479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MixCollage-13-Mar-2024-12-16-PM-2978-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2198478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MixCollage-13-Mar-2024-12-16-PM-2978-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2198478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2198478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2198478\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2198479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2198478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2198478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2198478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}