Rapper Lil Wayne has brief UFC protest: “Not sure if I’ll ever watch UFC again.”

ByMarc Ray
Lil Wayne, Alexander Volkanovski, Islam Makhachev, UFC 284

Award-winning artist Lil Wayne had mixed feelings while watching UFC 284 last night. 

The New Orleans native took to Twitter and voiced his frustration towards Alexander Volkanovski’s unanimous decision loss to Islam Makhachev. Wayne wasn’t a fan of the decision, voiced his support for Volkanovski, and even threatened to never watch the UFC again.

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The 40-year-old quickly realized that he spoke too soon. He commented on big UFC returns and upcoming fights, including Jon Jones, Conor McGregor, and Alex Pereira versus Israel Adesanya. 

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Wayne is a huge sports fan. He is a die-hard Green Bay Packers NFL fan and has attended numerous NBA games in the past. He’s best known in the MMA world as being the artist behind UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier’s iconic walkout song “Right above it”.

Marc Ray has lived his entire life in Houston, Texas, where he was born, raised and attended the University of Houston, studying broadcast journalism. As you may imagine, he spends much of his time watching mixed martial arts as part of his daily routine — not only to pump himself up, but also because he deeply enjoys the sport. Ray has worked for Houston Public Media, where he interned in the newsroom and produced community stories. Ray also created sports features in Houston for El Gato Media Network and occasionally produced content for an internship at AARP.

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