The UFC was under fire on social media on Saturday for apparently offering a media role to TikTok star Addison Rae.
Getty Dana White and the rest of his company are under fire for hiring Addison Rae. A bunch of people from the UFC community, and even the broader sports community, are angry with the UFC for handing social medial influencer Addison Rae the microphone and a big stage for some apparent media work at UFC 264 this week. Rae is one of TikTok’s biggest stars. She has over 80 million followers on that app alone, and she’s one of the most popular social media celebrities on the planet. On Friday, Rae posted, “I studied broadcast journalism in college for 3 whole months to prepare for this moment”. I studied broadcast journalism in college for 3 whole months to prepare for this moment pic.twitter.com/5Z95OTSVTA Addison Rae (@whoisaddison) July 10, 2021 Rae could be seen in the picture standing in front of one of the UFC’s designated interview areas at UC 264 in Las Vegas with an official UFC mic in her hand. That don’t just give those to anyone, so it looks like the UFC hired Rae to talk to UFC stars at UFC 264. According to Dextero, Rae briefly studied sports broadcasting at Louisiana State University, but she ended her studies after she became a huge star on social media. ALL the latest UFC news straight to your inbox! Subscribe to the Heavy on UFC newsletter here! Sign up for the Heavy on UFC Newsletter! While Rae is sure to have many fans and supporters who are happy for her to land the apparent gig at UFC 264, some other people on social media were downright upset with the idea that Rae could suddenly command such a prominent role at UFC 264. Never in a million years would I’d think I’d see Addison Rae interviewing Dustin Poirier.. pic.twitter.
