UFC fans booed a minute's silence for Queen Elizabeth II following the monarch's death earlier this week.

The promotion paid tribute to the late head of state before the pay-per-view portion of the UFC 279 card in Las Vegas on Saturday night by displaying her picture on the video screen. But fans jeered the period of silence before breaking into a chant of "USA, USA".

Fans then took to social media to question why the UFC paid tribute in the first place, with one saying: "I’m really mystified by this. Like…who thought a tribute was necessary at this event? At no point in the last two days did anyone on this planet wonder 'My God, how is the UFC going to handle the news of the Queen’s passing?' And yet here we are."

Former UFC light-heavyweight and heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, who was commentating on the event, said: "Us Americans are some savages" while another fan said: "It’s weird that the UFC would even acknowledge it. Was the Queen a big fan of mixed martial arts?"

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/mma/ufc-fans-boo-during-minutes-27961397

Whoops

Queen is dead and gone...



Let's not be distracted



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