You know MMA has come a long way when Republican U.S. Senator John McCain and UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta are sitting in swinging distance without a fight. It was other fighters’ health and safety that brought the former rivals together as politicians and fight industry heads met Tuesday on Capitol Hill to champion a long-term study on brain trauma. AXS TV tonight airs a special on the meeting, which includes reporter Ron Kruck’s exclusive interview with McCain. McCain was the UFC’s chief antagonist in the sport’s no-holds-barred days and waged a political campaign that succeeded in banning UFC events from pay-per-view.
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AXS TV’s Ron Kruck recalls ‘surreal experience’ with John McCain, Lorenzo Fertitta – MMA Junkie