2026年6月11日，美国东部时间下午4:14 / CNN
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2026年6月11日，美国东部时间下午4:19 更新
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/11/politics/rubio-ufc-dana-white-moon
卢比奥盛赞终极格斗冠军赛
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美国国务卿马可·卢比奥赞扬终极格斗冠军赛（UFC）是美国精神的固有体现，将这项赛事的创立比作人类首次登月。
卢比奥的发言有时带有竞选演讲的基调，他称赞综合格斗赛事具有凝聚不同社会和地理背景人群的强大力量，并将即将在白宫举办的UFC赛事誉为“具有历史意义的活动”。
曾参与过总统竞选的卢比奥近来越来越被视为2028年总统大选的潜在候选人，尽管他已公开淡化这类政治抱负。不过，通过在白宫新闻发布厅和国会山的亮相，以及为社交媒体剪辑的高光片段，他的公众形象不断提升。
周四在国务院的讲话中，卢比奥将“美国的整体理念”描述为自建国以来便“大胆无畏”。
“当肯尼迪总统宣布我们将把人类送上月球并安全带回地球时，没人认为这有可能实现，但我们做到了，”卢比奥在签署协议，将这家美国综合格斗公司用作美国外交工具前说道。
“我们这个国家的立国之本，就是去完成其他人不敢尝试、也未曾渴望去做的事，”他继续说道。
“从某种层面而言，UFC这家公司的全部意义就在于此，”卢比奥说。
他称UFC首席执行官达纳·怀特“以及身边的团队拥有远见”，为综合格斗赛事搭建了规范的运作框架。
卢比奥将UFC形容为“格斗界的联合国”，并表示赛事正在“向美国人普及世界各地的文化与社会”。
“我们对这个品牌所代表的意义感到振奋，它展现了美国拓展影响力、与世界不同地区建立联系的能力，”他说。
他将UFC赛事称为“我们社会乃至全世界极少数能够将所有人凝聚在一起的活动之一”。
卢比奥还调侃称，外国领导人纷纷要求出席本周日在白宫举办的赛事，可能引发“外交危机”。这场赛事既是为了纪念美国独立250周年，也恰逢总统唐纳德·特朗普的80岁生日。
两名弗吉尼亚州居民已提起诉讼，要求叫停这场赛事，他们认为，利用白宫场地举办一场私人营利性体育赛事，以及随之而来的各类宣传和品牌推广机会，将让怀特和特朗普本人获得经济利益。诉讼还援引了今年春季的一则报道，称特朗普购买了UFC母公司价值5万美元的股票。
“全球将有十亿观众收看美国以白宫为背景，由世界顶级运动员在八角笼内展开对决的独立250周年庆祝活动，”他说。
根据国务院与UFC最新签署的谅解备忘录，双方“将邀请现役和退役运动员、教练以及高管担任导师和文化大使，赴海外开展训练营、讲习班和培训课程，向年轻人推广团队合作、领导力和健康生活方式”，国务院发言人表示。
双方“还将开发以综合格斗为载体的联合教育内容，用于教授英语和领导力技能，同时协调举办国际UFC赛事，在全球范围内与美国驻外使团一同展示美国的卓越实力”，该发言人补充道。
Rubio compares the founding of the UFC to landing a man on the moon
Jun 11, 2026, 4:14 PM ET / CNN
By Jennifer Hansler
Updated Jun 11, 2026, 4:19 PM ET
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/11/politics/rubio-ufc-dana-white-moon
Secretary Rubio praises UFC
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio extolled the virtues of the Ultimate Fighting Championship as being intrinsically American, likening its creation to putting the first man on the moon.
In remarks that at times took on the tone of a campaign speech, Rubio commended the convening power of mixed martial arts to unite people of different social and geographic backgrounds and hailed the upcoming UFC fight at the White House as “historic.”
Rubio, who has run for president in the past, has increasingly been eyed as a potential contender for 2028, though he has publicly downplayed those ambitions. Still, his public profile has been on the rise through appearances in the White House briefing room and on Capitol Hill with moments cut for social media.
In his remarks at the State Department Thursday, Rubio described “whole idea of America” as “audacious,” from its founding onward.
“When President Kennedy announced that we were going to put a man on the moon and return them safely to the earth, no one thought that was possible, and we did it,” Rubio said before inking an agreement to use the American mixed martial arts company as a tool of US diplomacy.
“We are a nation founded on doing what no one else dared to do, and no one else aspired to do,” he continued.
“And at some level, that’s what this whole company, what UFC has been,” Rubio said.
He claimed that UFC CEO Dana White “and the people around him had a vision” to create a structure to mixed martial arts events.
Rubio, who described UFC as “the United Nations of fighting,” claimed that the fights are “educating Americans about cultures, societies all over the world.”
“We’re excited about what this brand means about America’s ability to expand and reach out to different parts of the world,” he said.
He described UFC fights as one of the “very few things left in our society, and I would say, in the world that convenes us all.”
Rubio also joked about the potential “diplomatic crisis” that could unfold over demand from foreign leaders to attend Sunday’s fight at the White House, which will commemorate both the 250 th anniversary of US independence and also falls on President Donald Trump’s 80 th birthday.
Two Virginia residents have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop that fight, arguing that the use of the White House grounds “to stage a private, for-profit sports event, with all the promotional and branding opportunities that accompany such access” will financially benefit White and Trump himself. Their lawsuit cites a report in the spring that Trump bought $50,000 in stock in UFC’s parent company.
“A billion people all over the world will be watching America celebrate its 250th birthday with the White House in the background and some of the best athletes in the world in that octagon,” he said.
Under the newly signed memorandum of understanding between the State Department and UFC, they “will engage current and former athletes, coaches, and executives as mentors and cultural ambassadors to deliver overseas clinics, workshops, and training sessions that promote teamwork, leadership, and healthy lifestyles among youth,” a State Department spokesperson said.
They “will also develop joint educational content using MMA to teach English and leadership skills, while coordinating on international UFC events to showcase American excellence alongside our US missions worldwide,” the spokesperson said.
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