By Edward Chaykovsky
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum has once again taken a swing at the top Mixed Martial Arts company in the world, the UFC [Ultimate Fighting Championship].
Several years ago, Arum suggested that most UFC fans would love a fighter like Kelly Pavlik - because the veteran stated that the UFC fans were made up of white skinheads.
Arum is making the rounds this week in Las Vegas. His company is promoting Saturday's HBO Pay-Per-View which features a trilogy showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
For much of the pre-fight promotion, Arum has targeted presidential candidate Donald Trump. Saturday's PPV undercard is called the 'No Trump undercard' - because of Trump's position on deporting illegals and the heavy presence of Mexican fighters on the PPV event.
While discussing the UFC with various media members at the MGM Grand's press room, Arum explained why the majority of their audience is backing Trump for president. He believes the bulk of the UFC audience is comprised of white males, who are scared of eventually becoming the minority in the United States - and that's why he believes they are backing Trump.
"Well the UFC, they've done a great job promoting, but one thing I've said, and I'll say again, I'll say it straight out — the fans of the UFC are Donald Trump supporters. The fans of boxing support Hillary [Clinton], Bernie [Sanders], and maybe John Kasich, so there's a difference,” Arum said.
"The preponderance of UFC fans are Trump supporters — white males who are desperately afraid that this country in 20 years will be a non-white majority country,” Arum said. “And that's why they're reacting, and that's why they're supporting an imbecile like Trump. And maybe that's why they like UFC."