Premier Chris Minns pushed back on criticism of the deal from anti-violence campaigners, saying he had been “a fan for a long time”.
The Minns government is in negotiations with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to extend its $16 million deal with the sport, despite criticisms from women’s safety advocates and anti-violence campaigners over its promotion of the event.
Ahead of the first Sydney event in September last year US fighter Sean Strickland made a series of sexist remarks including that women “don’t need to work, they need to stay home and raise a family” during a press conference in front of a NSW government logo. Conor McGregor takes on Dustin Poirier in a UFC lightweight fight at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi in 2021.NSW Opposition Leader Mark Speakman said the premier’s support for the UFC was “tone-deaf”, criticising Minns for “hosting an event women’s safety advocates have warned glorifies violence”.
UFC fighters Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland face off ahead of their middleweight fight in September 2023.
About 10,000 people travelled from interstate or overseas for the event in Sydney in September 2023, which the government said injected an estimated $15.3 million into the state’s economy. That figure was 50 per cent more than the return originally estimated by Destination NSW, according to the government.
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