Throughout this year, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has been a spokesperson for pharmaceutical brand Pfizer, which engineers many vaccines including the COVID-19 vaccine. And it seems that these promotions have upset UFC President and CEO Dana White.
During a recent appearance on the Full Send Podcast, Dana White was highly critical of Travis Kelce for promoting Pfizer, calling the vaccine “garbage.”
“I don’t know him. I don’t know anything about him, other than he’s a good football player,” White said on the podcast according to the Daily Mail. “He’s getting a lot of attention right now. I don’t know why – unless he’s a believer – why would you promote that garbage? I don’t know why you would do it.”
White went on to suggest that it’s “pretty obvious” that people “don’t need” the COVID-19 vaccine, suggesting that it’s crazy for Kelce to be promoting the vaccines.
“It’s pretty [freaking] obvious we don’t need it, but like I say, to each his own man. It’s like people that are still wearing masks. You’re basically just telling everybody ‘Hey, I’m nuts. Check me out, I’m [freaking] crazy,'” White said.
The interaction clearly generated a lot of reactions on social media.
I guess we wont be seeing TayTay at UFC anytime soon
Dana White slams Travis Kelce for promoting Covid vaccinehttps://t.co/778dg8xEjV
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) December 23, 2023
Thanks to @BudLight, we now know that if Pfizer gave Dana White enough money, he'd shill for the pharma company just like Kelce. Dana White has principals so long as someone's paying him. https://t.co/XhCJ5xnH5X
— Lou Granite (@TheCriticsSay) December 24, 2023
Dana White slams Chiefs TE Travis Kelce for promoting Covid vaccine https://t.co/TeqLbu9deE via @MailSport@ufc President has no room to criticize anyone else. Go have a budlight and shut up
— Christian 🇺🇸🇮🇱 (@Christconse) December 23, 2023
UFC boss Dana White joins chorus of critics ripping Travis Kelce for pushing vaccines https://t.co/oVvtHwvy9n
Keep on endorsing, Kelce! You are helping to save lives!— Denice Roberts Iovino (@DeniceIovino) December 24, 2023
🔥 Dana White on Travis Kelce’s Pfizer Deal
“Why would you promote that garbage?” pic.twitter.com/eePvhKV9wu
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) December 22, 2023
Travis Kelce slammed by UFC boss Dana White for 'promoting garbage' 🗣️https://t.co/cw3mYvXQmP pic.twitter.com/Bwo5zTjODL
— Express US Sports (@ExpressUSSport) December 23, 2023
Kelce did not immediately respond to White’s criticism.
