MMA community reacts to Meryl Streep's Golden Globes speech
The mixed martial arts community had a lot to say about Meryl Streep’s recent comments surrounding the sport.
It’s safe to say Meryl Streep is not a fan of mixed martial arts.
On Sunday night, while receiving a lifetime achievement award at the 2017 Golden Globes, Streep seized the opportunity to take aim at the recent wave of politics using immigration reform to push there agendas on the United States populations.
Specifically pointing out Donald Trump, the multiple time Oscar winner claimed that if the President Elect did indeed kick out all of the immigrants in the Hollywood…well the public would be left with far less entertainment.
“Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners, and if you kick us all out, you’ll have nothing to watch except for football and mixed martial arts, which are not arts,” said Streep.
Needless to say, the MMA community had a lot to say on the matter
Meryl Streep: "Hollywood is full of foreigners and if you kick us all out, you'd have nothing to watch but football and MMA" #GoldenGlobes
— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) January 9, 2017
Meryl Streep said only entertainment w/o liberals are football & MMA. Remember that next time an actor lectures about diversity. #BlackList
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) January 9, 2017
Meryl Streep: MMA IS NOT ART.
MMA fans: pic.twitter.com/COqqSfobxj
— mauriice (@tallmaurice) January 9, 2017
Can we just go ahead and give @violadavis a #goldenglobe for best #GoldenGlobes presenter? That speech was beautiful. #MerylStreep
— Stephie Haynes (@CrooklynMMA) January 9, 2017
Someone tell #MerylStreep that mma has tons of foreigners. So we would only have football to watch.
— Soup (@sean_soup) January 9, 2017
I'm pretty sure #UFC just sold for twice the amount of Meryl Streep's career box office earnings. #GoldenGlobes @danawhite #MMA
— Jay! (@JayRockerz) January 9, 2017
What'd MMA ever do to #MerylStreep?
— Jennifer Millsap (@nerdyjenjen) January 9, 2017
But while the fight fans rallied around there sport, none were more vocal that UFC lightweight champion, and Irish superstar, Conor McGregor’s legions of fans.
Conor McGregor is NOT going to be happy with Meryl Streep #GoldenGlobes
— DailyMixReport (@dailymixreport) January 9, 2017
Conor McGregor wearing a Meryl Streep t shirt next fight #MMA
— Michelle McCormick (@TexMex817) January 9, 2017
Right then. Conor McGregor vs. Meryl Streep. Let's make it happen, @danawhite.
— Ross Williams (@RossW_97) January 9, 2017
Conor McGregor watching Meryl Streep's speech: "Who da fook is dat bitch? #GoldenGlobes
— Patrick Aatz (@Lumbergh88) January 9, 2017
It will be interesting to see if the any of the major fight promotions, such as the UFC or Bellator MMA, or any of the fighters themelves, release a formal statement on the matter. Given the magnitude of Streep’s celebrity status, and the platform she used to send her message, she is most certainly the most high profile individual to take issue with the sport in recent years.
Combine this with, UFC President Dana White speaking the Republic National Convention in support of Trumps, and it’s safe to say MMA has never seen this much attentnion from the mainstream media.
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