N3on, the popular streamer, was barred from attendance at UFC 296 by Dana White. The streamer, known for his controversial lifestyle, apparently did something that offended the UFC president. N3on was to attend the event with fellow streamer Sneako but was stopped at the venue.
Nevertheless, UFC 296, the final PPV of 2023, had some intriguing fights on the card. Leon Edwards and Alexandre Pantoja defended their respective titles and Tony Ferguson suffered his 7th consecutive loss in the premier MMA promotion.
Who is N3on?
Rangesh Muthama, widely known as N3on, is a 19-year-old American YouTuber and influencer. Alongside fellow Red Pill influencers like Sneako, Zherka, and Adin Ross, Muthama is known for his controversial and outlandish personality.
N3on gained recognition as a content creator for NBA 2K and Fortnite and became an active streamer in 2019 at the age of 15. Recently, he faced controversy related to his celibate relationship with his girlfriend, who was later discovered to be cheating on him.
Muthama is very popular on social media as he has an impressive 711K subscribers on YouTube, 117K followers on X, and 345K followers on Instagram. However, N3on was not welcome at UFC 296. The NELK Boys, the Canadian-American group are closely associated with the UFC and Dana White.
Why Dana White banned him from attending UFC 296?
UFC 296, the final PPV of 2023, had a string of high-profile personnel at the event Donald Trump being the cream of the top. Trump was in attendance at the event at the behest of Colby Covington, who faced Leon Edwards in the main event.
Content creator N3on was banned from entering the event by the UFC. He was stopped whilst inside his car with fellow influencer Sneako. The reason for his ban from the event was due to the comments he made on his recent Instagram Live.
N3on threatened to confront Donald Trump, who was in attendance at UFC 296, and made disrespectful comments that Dana White, a close friend of Trump. White addressed N3on’s absence at the post-fight press conference and strongly criticized the influencer. It appears that N3on may be banned from the UFC for the foreseeable future.
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