{"id":2315556,"date":"2024-07-29T15:22:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ufc-champ-islam-makhachev-boycotts-disgusting-olympics-opening-as-backlash-hits-organizers-hard\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T15:24:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:24:33","slug":"watch-ufc-champ-islam-makhachev-boycotts-disgusting-olympics-opening-as-backlash-hits-organizers-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ufc-champ-islam-makhachev-boycotts-disgusting-olympics-opening-as-backlash-hits-organizers-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: UFC Champ Islam Makhachev Boycotts &#8216;Disgusting&#8217; Olympics Opening as Backlash Hits Organizers Hard"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fwatch-ufc-champ-islam-makhachev-boycotts-disgusting-olympics-opening-as-backlash-hits-organizers-hard%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=2315556&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--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/torch-relay-begins-for-2020-summer-olympics\/\" title=\"Torch relay begins for 2020 Summer Olympics\">opening ceremony<\/a> of the \u200c2024\u2064 Paris Olympics has\u2064 sparked significant \u200dbacklash, particularly among\u200b Christian communities, due to a scene that seemingly mocks Leonardo da Vinci&#8217;s &#8220;The Last Supper.&#8221; The criticism extended beyond Christians,\u2064 with prominent figures like UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev expressing his disgust. Makhachev\u2064 described \u2062the ceremony as &#8220;disgusting&#8221; and disrespectful to all religions and human values, stating he had initially planned to attend but changed\u2062 his mind after witnessing the event. He noted that\u2064 if Russia\u200b were hosting, such a \u200ddisplay would not occur, emphasizing a cultural difference in handling respect for athletes and sports. The backlash included concerns over broader\u200b themes of irreverence towards Christianity and questioning the treatment of \u200dother religions\u2063 in public discourse. The ceremony, rather than being a dignified celebration, has turned into \u2064a major \u200cscandal, raising questions about the nature of modern cultural representation and respect for diverse beliefs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Call the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-biden-will-represent-the-united-states-at-the-tokyo-olympics-take-diplomatic-meetings\/\" title=\"Jill Biden Will Represent The United States At The Tokyo Olympics, Take Diplomatic Meetings\">opening ceremonies<\/a> for the 2024 Paris Olympics whatever you will &mdash; bizarre, degenerate, even blasphemous &mdash; it&rsquo;s safe to say if the organizers were looking for a reaction, they wholly succeeded.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, the ire of Christians was sparked as one scene appeared to mock Leonardo da Vinci&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Last Supper.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But it wasn&rsquo;t just Christians who found the whole display to be revolting as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-drops-9-word-answer-asked-ufc-legend-stop-war-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC<\/a> Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev&rsquo;s comments to Russian media outlet Ushatayka indicate.<\/p>\n<p>In a clip posted to X on Sunday, Makhachev via translation called what he saw during the ceremonies &ldquo;disgusting.&rdquo; To be abundantly clear on Makhachev&rsquo;s faith, he is not Christian. He is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hundreds-muslims-die-traditional-mass-pilgrimage-mecca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Muslim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Islam Makhachev bashes the &ldquo;disgusting&rdquo; Olympics opening ceremony:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I watched some highlights of the Olympics opening ceremony. It was disgusting. This is disrespect for all religions, for all human values in general.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, I even planned to go to the Olympics but after&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dyDyE038sp\">pic.twitter.com\/dyDyE038sp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampRDS\/status\/1817663243692671212?\">July 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is disrespect for all for all religions, for all human values in general,&rdquo; the champ continued.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-with-a-bang-but-with-a-whimper-is-this-the-end-for-conor-mcgregor\/\" title=\"Not With A Bang, But With A Whimper: Is This The End For Conor McGregor?\">lightweight champion<\/a> and proud <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-forces-scramble-intercept-russian-chinese-bombers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian<\/a> went on to say he&rsquo;d changed his mind about attending, stating that had his country been the hosting nation, viewers would not see a display like Friday&rsquo;s.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Firstly, Russia knows how to do it properly, cherishes human values and respects athletes and sports. And what happened at the opening ceremony, I don&rsquo;t think it has anything to do with sports.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Makhachev&rsquo;s remarks came after a X post he made Saturday in which he wrote the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/opening-day-paris-olympics-thrown-chaos-coordinated-arson-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paris Olympics<\/a> were &ldquo;a shame and dark stain.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Paris Games is a shame and dark stain on Olympic movement. We should bring it back to Russia again, to fix everything. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qczVN25hir\">https:\/\/t.co\/qczVN25hir<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Makhachev Islam (@MAKHACHEVMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MAKHACHEVMMA\/status\/1817208343326343171?\">July 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While Christians find justifiable outrage in the depiction of &ldquo;The Last Supper,&rdquo; there were themes disparaging to humanity as a whole that Makhachev and other non-Christians should find reviling.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nothing Sacred: Parody of &ldquo;The Last Supper&rdquo; at the Paris Olympic opening ceremony causes wave of outrage<\/p>\n<p>What was meant to be a grand celebration turned into a major scandal. The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics has ignited a storm of controversy.<\/p>\n<p>The event featured a&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2buYj60mGR\">pic.twitter.com\/2buYj60mGR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Russian Embassy in South Africa &#127479;&#127482; (@EmbassyofRussia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmbassyofRussia\/status\/1817846163111850302?\">July 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One example that comes to mind is the multiple bearded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/uk-cancer-group-panders-transgenders-asking-insulting-question\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&ldquo;transgenders&rdquo;<\/a> featured.<\/p>\n<p>Culturally, there is a theme playing out with Friday&rsquo;s theatrics: Christianity is a low-hanging fruit of the secular world.<\/p>\n<p>That is to say, Christians are mocked and belittled openly and without shame where other religions are not.<\/p>\n<p>Makhachev is a Muslim and deserves commending for his comments, but do not be mistaken. His attitude would be much more visceral had Paris chosen to target <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-saudis-humanoid-ai-robot-muhammad-female-reporter-live-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Muhammad<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Depictions of Muhammad in any light are antithetical to the tenets of Islam.<\/p>\n<p>It would not be totally out of bounds to imagine Paris as a city that would think twice about that, with the memory of January 2015&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/01\/08\/world\/europe\/charlie-hebdo-paris-shooting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlie Hebdo shooting<\/a> in mind.<\/p>\n<p>Christians should not respond with violence, but we should not behave as if our beliefs being mocked is an acceptable norm.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The event particularly angered Christians due to a scene that seemed to parody Leonardo da Vinci&#8217;s &#8220;The Last Supper.&#8221; However, it wasn&#8217;t just Christians who found the display offensive; UFC Lightweight Champion Islam Makhachev also expressed his disgust in comments made to the Russian media outlet Ushatayka. In a clip shared on X, Makhachev described what he witnessed during the ceremonies as &#8220;disgusting,&#8221; emphasizing that it disrespected all religions and human values. Notably, Makhachev is Muslim and not Christian.<\/p>\n<p>He further stated that he had initially planned to attend the Olympics but changed his mind after seeing the ceremony. He remarked that if Russia were hosting, such disrespectful displays would not occur: &#8220;Firstly, Russia knows how to do it properly and respects athletes and sports.&#8221; His remarks followed a post where he referred to the Paris Olympics as &#8220;a shame and dark stain&#8221; on the Olympic movement.<\/p>\n<p>While Christians rightfully express outrage over the portrayal of &#8220;The Last Supper,&#8221; there are broader themes within this controversy that should concern everyone. The opening ceremony has sparked significant backlash for its various elements deemed offensive or inappropriate. One example includes representations of bearded individuals labeled as \u201ctransgenders.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Culturally speaking, this incident reflects a trend where Christianity is openly mocked while other religions are treated with more caution. Although Makhachev deserves recognition for his comments as a Muslim voice against this mockery, it&#8217;s important to note that had Muhammad been targeted instead of Jesus Christ in such a manner, reactions would likely have been much more intense given Islamic beliefs against depicting Muhammad.<\/p>\n<p>Paris might want to reconsider its approach in light of past events like the Charlie Hebdo shooting in January 2015. While violence is never an acceptable response from Christians facing mockery of their beliefs, it&#8217;s crucial not to normalize such disrespect towards their faith<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315557,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/UFC-Olympic-Controversy.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6812,36555,4825,34619,8095],"class_list":["post-2315556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-boycott","tag-islam-makhachev","tag-olympics","tag-sports-news","tag-ufc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/UFC-Olympic-Controversy.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315556","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2315556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2315556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2315556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2315556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}