Ultimate Fighting Championship pioneer Royce Gracie has endorsed pro-law enforcement candidate, Republican Sheriff Chad Bianco, for California governor.
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EXCLUSIVE:UltimateFightingChampionshippioneerandlegendRoyceGraciehasendorsedapro-lawenforcementcandidatewhoisrunningforgovernorinCalifornia.
OneofthebiggestnamesinmixedmartialartsandthefirstUFCchampion,Graciemadeanameforhimselfbytakingdownmuchlargeropponentsthroughprecisionandskill.
NowheisweighingintothepoliticalsphereintheracetoreplaceDemocraticGov.GavinNewsom,whoisterm-limitedandwidelyrumoredtohave2028presidentialambitions.
InastatementtoFoxNewsDigital,GraciesaidheisendorsingsheriffChadBianco’slong-shotbidtoreplaceNewsomin2026.Gracie,athree-timeUFCchampion,calledBiancoa“fighter”whois“exactlywhoweneed.”
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“WhenGavinNewsomclosedbusinesses,schools,andchurches,onepersonstoodagainsthim,SheriffChadBianco,”GracietoldFoxNewsDigital.
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