{"id":354126,"date":"2020-06-24T06:15:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T13:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=354126"},"modified":"2020-06-24T06:15:32","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T13:15:32","slug":"ufc-cutman-under-investigation-for-wearing-qanon-patches-on-broadcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-cutman-under-investigation-for-wearing-qanon-patches-on-broadcast\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC cutman under investigation for wearing QAnon patches on broadcast"},"content":{"rendered":"

A UFC cutman is under investigation for wearing a pair of QAnon patches on the broadcast for last weekend’s UFC on ESPN 11 broadcast.<\/p>\n

For those unfamiliar, QAnon is a far-right group that pushes a conspiracy about “a supposed secret plot by an alleged \u2018deep state\u2019 against Donald Trump and his supporters,” per Wikipedia.<\/p>\n

The patches were donned by cutman Don House, and were visible at several points on the UFC broadcast. As Karim Zidan of Bloody Elbow <\/a>explains, “The cutman sported a \u2018Q<\/strong>\u2019 logo on the front of his shirt and a\u00a0WWG1WGA<\/strong> logo on the left arm of his shirt, the latter of which stands for \u2018Where we go one we go all\u2019 and is used exclusively by QAnon supporters.”<\/p>\n

House’s decision to wear these QAnon patches was a violation of UFC policy, and the ordeal has prompted an official investigation by the promotion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was a violation of our staff event outfitting policy and the matter will be thoroughly investigated,\u201d the UFC said in a statement to\u00a0ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking to MMA Fighting<\/a>, House downplayed his interest in the conspiracies pushed by the shadowy organization, and claimed he only likes the WWG1WGA slogan.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the conspiracy, all the stuff they say about the group, I\u2019ve got nothing to do with that,\u201d House said, addressing this QAnon scandal. \u201cI just like the message: Where we go one, we go all.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI always read this stuff where they say this is a spiritual group,\u201d House added. \u201cSome say they\u2019re a part of child trafficking. No. They\u2019re the complete opposite of that. They\u2019re trying to expose that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy message is simple. It\u2019s not about I signed up for a club that wants to overthrow the government. I\u2019m not a part of that nonsense. But I do like the message where it talks about everyone being as one in the United States, and the planet, for that matter. That\u2019s my message.”<\/p>\n

House admitted that he regrets wearing the QAnon patches in question.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I\u2019d known I\u2019d get this much flack, I would have never worn the thing, to be honest with you. People\u2019s belief is their personal belief. That was mine. I was just showing that I really love the message, especially in this day and time with all the crap that\u2019s going on. Did you see the NASCAR guy\u2019s locker room? You notice how everybody got together for that one person? Everybody got together for him, and I thought, that\u2019s what America needs. To me, that\u2019s the message, \u2018Where We Go One, We Go All\u2019 is to me, where we all have to stand up for everybody. We\u2019re Americans. This country is built for everybody.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the message that I\u2019ll always live with, and I thought it would look great on my sleeve. I didn\u2019t know it would cause this much controversy. Do I regret it? Yeah, I do, the embarrassment for the UFC and to Dana, because he is a friend of mine. But do I believe that we as Americans should be one? I will until the day I die.\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you think of Don House’s decision to wear QAnon patches on last weekend’s UFC broadcast?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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