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Ponietz

(4,534 posts)
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 09:04 PM 11 hrs ago

Trump's White House UFC headliner accused of assault, forced sex, stalking

Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company

Alex Pereira, a prominent mixed martial arts fighter set to headline the U.S. president's 80th birthday UFC event at the White House, is facing allegations of abuse from two women — and it isn't the first time.

Court records reviewed by CBC News, including depositions, allege the 38-year-old Brazilian UFC fighter engaged in misconduct including assault, forcible confinement, coercive sexual encounters and stalking.

With Pereira now vying for a championship in a third weight class, many combat sports enthusiasts, including Canadian fans, are expected to tune in to Sunday's fight.

The allegations, which Pereira denies, were first reported by Maike Backhaus for German broadcaster ARD/WDR. And they come as Donald Trump's administration continues to deal with fallout from the partial release of the Epstein files.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/alex-pereira-ufc-abuse-allegations-9.7233842



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turbinetree

(27,786 posts)
1. And they let him cross the US Border...............Hey Stephen Miller..........what say you............
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 09:11 PM
11 hrs ago

RockCreek

(1,583 posts)
4. The Canadians won't let a FIFA person with sexual assault charges cross their border from the US
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 09:20 PM
11 hrs ago

And the US let him in from another country

edited to add link:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ghana-slams-canada-denial-visa-world-cup-thomas-party-9.7234597

Aristus

(72,685 posts)
9. We're surprised that a roid-raging meathead is a sexual monster?
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 11:05 PM
9 hrs ago

Or that Trump would want him to be part of his putrid, slimy, squalid birthday celebration?

AverageOldGuy

(4,300 posts)
11. Is anyone surprised?
Sat Jun 13, 2026, 11:46 PM
8 hrs ago

Anyone? Surprised?

Anyone? Show of hands. Get 'em up.

In the rear? No hands?

Anyone?

Bueller?

okaawhatever

(9,572 posts)
13. Well UFC President Dana White was recorded slapping his wife at a nightclub in Mexico also:
Sun Jun 14, 2026, 12:03 AM
8 hrs ago

Josh Hokit, a heavyweight fighter slated to appear at the White House at the explicit request of Trump, once called a Black UFC fighter a “human gorilla,” is no stranger to the N-word, and said he wished he could report his mom, who is Mexican, to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

Above copied from HuffPost. Couldn’t post link

Also Sean O’Malley a bantamweight fighting at Trump’s event said it’s okay to cheat on his wife bc Andrew Tate, rapist and human trafficker, said it was okay.

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