UFCโs biggest venture, UFC 306, started fiercely at the Las Vegas Sphere on 14th September. The jam-packed venue, constructed with an estimated 2.3$ billion, is in for the โgreatest sporting event of all time,โ as perย Dana White. Despite the achievements, they seem to have met with a huge blunder. This came in the form of Terence Crawford getting mistaken for Kendrick Lamar on the broadcast.
The camera panned towards world champion Terence Crawford, and the broadcast wrongly labeled him as Kendrick Lamar. Crawford sat alongside Saudi sports head Turki Alalshikh when he was mistaken for the rapper. As of now, no rectification has been made by the media network. The world champion was cageside at The Sphere rather than across the road at the T-Mobile Arena watching Canelo Alvarez.
Dana White declared the event a unique instance because of its massive million budget. While a usual UFC event would cost around 2$ million, this one was ten times more. With an initial budget of $8 million,ย Dana Whiteย and Co. realized the higher requirements of the arena. Concludingly, the actual production costs for UF 306 have been revealed to be in the ballpark of $20 million+.
UFC already has made history by hosting the first combat sports event at Vegasโ most talked about arena. Another highlight of the event is that it pays tribute to the Mexican heritage. Now, the controversy regarding Terence Crawford and Kendrick Lamar has become one of the most-talked incidents from UFC 306. The matter has gone quite viral.
Fans call out UFC 306 for Terence Crawford mishap
UFC 306 promised major things and delivered for the most part. With the stakes as high as the UFC 306, an error like this did not go unnoticed. Ever since the UFC 306 broadcast wrongly labeled Terence Crawford as Kendrick Lamar, the internet has gone into a frenzy.
Terence Crawford got mistaken for Kendrick Lamar at UFC 306 (Image via Instagram)From celebrities to the public, everybody has called ESPN and the UFC out. Some even thought the UFC might have intentionally done that to mock boxers.
It remains not too farfetched as MMA and boxing have always had a rivalry. The internet has started sharing their feelings on the broadcast mishap. Check out some of the reactions:
This was intentional, think about it.
โ FreeThinkerFitness (@FreeThinkerFit) September 15, 2024
Most racist night ever ๐๐๐
Sent a buncha Mexicans to die on their day and mixed up 2 black peopleโ Raza Mushtaq (@RazaButt999) September 15, 2024
it was intentional 100% someone in the production team really fw kendrick
โ ใฑใใณ ๐ฉ๐ด (@kevstuhh) September 15, 2024
The production suchked , I enjoyed the fights but the hype for the event was fraud checked today , I will rate the event 710.
โ Total Failure (@tiddifissaddi) September 15, 2024
UFC event and โKendrick Lamarโ is actually a boxer named Terence Crawford. Someone is getting fired today lmaooo
โ Abdullah ๐ (@hallludba) September 15, 2024
Another user wrote that his favorite boxer was Terence Crawford and added a picture of Kendrick Lamar. Meanwhile, the others were left in disbelief of the misunderstanding, seeing no semblance. Regardless, they sure know by now, considering the spam of reactions on the internet schooling the UFC 306.
