Jon Stewart: White House UFC event ‘devalued both combat sports and national dignity’
Comedian Jon Stewart late Monday slammed the White House UFC event held over the weekend, saying it “devalued both combat sports and national dignity.” “What a god awful mockery of an event that somehow managed to find a way to devalue both combat sports and our national dignity.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from The Hill says: Comedian Jon Stewart late Monday slammed the White House UFC event held over the weekend, saying it “devalued both combat sports and national dignity.” “What a god awful mockery of an event that somehow managed to find a way to devalue both combat sports and our national dignity.
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- Published: Jun 16, 2026, 3:54 PM UTC
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