A popular streamer is apologizing to the UFC, its president and the former U.S. president after publicly stating he planned to confront Donald Trump in the crowd at UFC 296.
N3ON, real name Rangesh Mutama, told his followers in the buildup to Saturday’s event, headlined by a clash between Colby Covington and welterweight champion Leon Edwards, he was going to “talk (his) sh*t” to Trump while in the crowd.
Donald Trump VS NEON at the UFC 296 event. 👀 😭 pic.twitter.com/NDuEhWY6N0
— DramaAlert (@DramaAlert) December 16, 2023
“Here’s my plan chat,” N3ON told his followers ahead of the event. “What’s gonna happen is, I’m gonna walk up, umm, you know, I’ma talk my sh*t to Trump, and then, umm, it’s gonna be a very good experience. I’ma talk my shit, and I don’t care if the secret service is there, I don’t give a f*ck, I’ma talk sh*t. So, it’s all good, it’s gonna be a very good time, it’s gonna be very interesting.”
Evidently, security caught wind of the streamer’s plot. UFC boss Dana White was asked about the incident at the press conference following UFC 296.
“He said he was banned from the arena? No,” White said, refuting the streamer’s claims he was banned from the event.
Dana White WENT OFF on N3on for threatening Trump before UFC 296 😳 pic.twitter.com/YDjjXRZYwm
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) December 17, 2023
“What happened is he said some stupid s— on Instagram and, he bought tickets so he wasn’t anywhere close. When you start saying stupid s— like that, yeah, you’re probably going to get busted up and thrown out of here. Making threats and talking dumb s—. Lookin’ for clout.
“I don’t care what he said,” White finished. “He’s this f—ing tall too, you know that? F—ing punk,” White said, as reported by MMA Mania.
Now, N3ON is apologizing for his actions.
N3on apologizes to the UFC, Dana White and Trump.
Says he apologized to Dana White in person. pic.twitter.com/VAcpkh5IpV— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) December 19, 2023
“I want to start off by apologizing to the UFC, Donald Trump and Dana White for everything I said,” N3ON told his followers. “It hit me in the head that I’m doing too much, like too, too much. It’s not even worth it. I talk too crazy and I don’t even realize it,” the streamer said. “I want to sincerely apologize, I didn’t mean anything I said and it should have never come out of my mouth in the first place and I take ownership.”
He also said he apologized to White in person, who accepted the apology.
N3ON has 700,000 YouTube subscribers and 200,000 followers on Kick.
