UFC stars tout Trump in appeal to Arab American voters in Michigan

Former President Donald Trump received nan backing of a fistful of UFC beardown men past week arsenic they said to Arab American voters successful Michigan, which will apt beryllium a cardinal authorities connected that way for a imaginable statesmanlike predetermination victory.

UFC stars Justin Gaethje, Beneil Dariush and Henry Cejudo went to bat for Trump arsenic he battles Vice President Kamala Harris. The arena was sponsored by Conservative Middle Eastern and took spot successful Detroit, nan New York Post reported Monday.

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Beneil Dariush, pictured here, gets fresh to conflict Arman Tsarukyan during UFC Fight Night astatine Moody Center successful Austin, Texas, connected Dec. 2, 2023. (Dustin Safranek-USA TODAY Sports)

Dariush, an Assyrian Christian calved successful Iran, said to a crowd that was filled pinch Chaldeans – a Christian number group that besides felt nan effects of nan Islamic State and different explosive location issues, according to nan New York Post. Dariush explained to nan attendees he felt Trump was a different politician, particularly those who person dealt pinch issues successful nan Middle East.

"For me, bid abroad, it’s astir apt for illustration 2nd to my ain family astatine home. I want bid for my family. I want prosperity for my family astatine home. But to hide astir those people?" he told nan New York Post.

Ali Abdelaziz, who was credited pinch forging nan opportunity for nan fighters to speak astatine nan event, besides touted Trump’s Middle East policy.

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Max Holloway, right, fights Justin Gaethje during UFC 300 astatine T-Mobile Arena successful Las Vegas connected April 13, 2024. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

"I think Donald Trump brought 4 years of peace," he told The Post. "Now you spot nan full world has war: successful Gaza, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, now Iran. The full world is going crazy because I don’t deliberation nan group respect nan activity of nan United States correct now."

Gaethje described nan last days of nan statesmanlike run arsenic nan "championship rounds." Cejudo told nan crowd that he related to nan acquisition of first-generation Americans.

Trump was up of Harris successful a Fox News nationalist survey back connected Oct. 16, 50%-48%.

Former President Donald Trump, right, talks pinch UFC President Dana White during nan conflict betwixt Cesar Almeida and Roman Kopylov during UFC 302 astatine Prudential Center successful Newark, New Jersey, connected June 1, 2024. (Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)

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Harris, however, is up by six points among voters from nan 7 cardinal battleground states (within nan separator of correction for that subsample), and nan candidates are tied astatine 49% each among voters successful adjacent counties (where nan Biden-Trump 2020 separator was little than 10 points). Trump’s advantage comes from a larger stock successful counties he won by much than 10 points successful 2020 (64%-35%) than Harris has successful counties Biden won by much than 10 points (58%-39%).

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