MMA fighters typically aren’t invited to meet with the President of the United States after victories, but one Bellator fighter is hoping his latest win earns him a trip to the nation’s capital.
After defeating Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator NYC on Saturday, Matt Mitrione celebrated by pitching a self-invitation to Donald Trump, and he took a shot at the Golden State Warriors in the process, which included some NSFW language.
“Hey, President Trump, (expletive) the Golden State Warriors!” Mitrione said. “I’m a real warrior. I’ll come to the White House. I’ll be good and honorable. So invite me my man.”
Mitrione’s lashing out of The Dubs comes after a few of their players revealed their disinterest in visiting Trump to celebrate their NBA Finals win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Warriors guard Stephen Curry seemed to have his mind made up for quite some time.
“Somebody asked me about it a couple months ago, a hypothetical—if a championship were to happen, what would I do?” Curry told the Washington Post on June 14. “I answered, ‘I wouldn’t go.’ I still feel like that today.”
Andre Iguodala was much more brief and blunt when recently asked if he’d want to visit the White House, simply saying “Hell nah.”
We’ll have to wait and see if the Warriors or Mitrione ever make their way to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. But at the moment, it doesn’t seem like either situation is likely.
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