UFC
Honoring Charlie …
Before ‘Fight Night’ Event
Published
The UFC will honor the late Charlie Kirk on Saturday at “Noche UFC” … days after the beloved activist was assassinated on a school campus in Utah.
TMZ Sports has realized the struggle promotion pays tribute to Kirk close to the highest of the principle occasion at 6PM ET … happening in entrance of a packed crowd at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio.
The specifics of the tribute aren’t identified.
It’s not shocking to see the UFC honor Charlie. Dana White, who appeared on CK’s standard podcast in 2023, had a heat relationship with Kirk, a giant sports activities fan, through the years.
In truth, Charlie as soon as described Dana because the “best president of any sports league.”
In the wake of Charlie’s assassination, scores of fighters, together with Henry Cejudo, Jorge Masvidal, Gilbert Burns, Aljamain Sterling, and lots of others have expressed condolences.
Joe Rogan weighed in in actual time. The podcaster and UFC commentator was recording a podcast with Charlie Sheen on the time of the murder.
And, it is not simply the MMA world that has honored Kirk within the wake of the horrific act of violence.
Before tonight’s sport we held a second of silence in memoriam of Charlie Kirk.
Kirk based the youth activist group “Turning Point USA” and had turn out to be a fixture on faculty campuses. Charlie Kirk, a husband and father of two youngsters, was 31 years previous. pic.twitter.com/Fz5xPlmdu0
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) September 10, 2025
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The New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs (Charlie was an enormous fan) honored Kirk this week, as did the NFL earlier than the Green Bay Packers vs. Washington Commanders Thursday Night Football sport.
Several faculty soccer groups have additionally performed the identical … and you’ll wager there shall be extra on Sunday as nearly all of the week 2 video games start.
R.I.P., Charlie.
