He must be confusing UFC with pro wrestling, which (like the moon landing) is staged.
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.
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Rubio compares the founding of the UFC to landing a man on the moon | CNN Politics
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.