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UFC legend Frankie Edgar stumped for former President Trump at an event in Michigan with just days to go before most voters hit the polls for Election Day.
Edgar joined his fighting colleagues Rashad Evans and Henry Cejudo at a Yemeni restaurant to talk to Arab Americans in Dearborn, according to the New York Post. Trump had garnered support from Arab American groups in the state over the last few weeks.
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Frankie Edgar speaks at a press conference following his victory over Chad Mendes during The Ultimate Fighter Finale at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Dec. 11, 2015. (Gary A. Vasquez-USA Today Sports)
The UFC Hall of Famer told the crowd he could empathize with their experience.
“I hate those celebrity videos telling us what to do. But we’re not Hollywood celebrities. We’re blue-collar fighters,” the New Jersey native said. “And before I was a fighter, I was a union plumber. Now that I retired, I own a business. I’m a family man. I have kids that go to school.
“These are all issues that we have in common, and these are issues that I care about. And that’s why I’m voting for Donald Trump.”
Frankie Edgar reacts to his loss by TKO against Brian Ortega during UFC 222 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, March 3, 2018. (IMAGN)
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Edgar, Evans and Cejudo were not the only UFC stars who entered Michigan over the last month to support the Republican presidential candidate. Cejudo was in Warren with Justin Gaethje and Beneil Dariush to appeal to Arab Americans as well.
Gaethje said the election cycle moved to the “championship rounds.”
Former President Trump speaks during a news conference at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles on Sept. 13. (AP/Jae C. Hong)
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Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are neck and neck in the polls. A mid-October Fox News Poll showed Trump ahead of Harris nationally by two points.
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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.
