LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former kickboxer and controversial internet personality Andrew Tate was cageside for UFC 313 inside T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night, one night after attending Dana White’s Power Slap 12 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
Tate and his brother, Tristan, left Romania late last month after a travel ban on them was lifted while they face charges including human trafficking, all part of an alleged organized crime ring. Andrew Tate was also charged with rape.
The Tates, who are dual U.S.-British citizens, were arrested in late 2022 and formally indicted last year.
The Tate brothers, who have denied all wrongdoing in the case, arrived in Florida on Feb. 27. Florida’s attorney general announced Tuesday that his office has opened a criminal investigation into the brothers.
“We live in a democratic society where it’s innocent until proven guilty. And I think my brother and I are largely misunderstood," Andrew Tate said Thursday in Florida.
White was seen shaking hands and hugging Tate and his brother, Tristan, on Friday, when the UFC president and CEO could be heard on a viral video saying: “Welcome to the States, boys.”
White is a longtime friend of President Donald Trump, who has appeared at UFC matches over the years with White, especially during the 2024 campaign as the Republican sought to appeal to younger male voters.
White had speaking roles at the 2016, 2020 and 2024 Republican conventions and appeared on stage at Trump’s election victory party in November.
In 2018, during Trump’s first term, he and White starred in a UFC video where Trump was called the “Combatant In Chief.”
Andrew Tate attends a UFC 313 mixed martial arts event Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Andrew Tate attends a UFC 313 mixed martial arts event bout Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
ADDS NAME OF BROTHER - Andrew Tate, left, and Tristan Tate attends a UFC 313 mixed martial arts event Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson scored the go-ahead goal 1:23 into the third period, and Lindy Ruff became the NHL’s second coach to win 600 games with one franchise in the Buffalo Sabres’ 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night.
Jack Quinn and Jacob Bernard-Docker also scored for Buffalo, and James Reimer stopped 30 shots in winning two straight starts for the first time this season. Ruff is in the first season of his second stint in Buffalo, and improved his record with the franchise to 600-467-90 with 78 ties.
Ruff trails only Al Arbor, who won 740 games with the New York Islanders.
Brady Tkachuk and David Perron scored power-play goals for the Senators. Anton Forsberg stopped 21 shots in an outing the Senators blew two one-goal leads.
MAPLE LEAFS 7, FLYERS 2
TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander and John Tavares each had two goals and two assists, and Toronto beat Philadelphia.
Bobby McMann, David Kampf and Max Domi also scored for Toronto, and Matthew Knies had two assists. Anthony Stolarz made 17 saves.
Ryan Poehling and Sean Couturier scored for Philadelphia, which lost its sixth straight. Samuel Ersson had 23 saves.
LIGHTNING 6, PENGUINS 1
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two assists to lead Tampa Bay over Pittsburgh.
Anthony Cirelli scored twice in the first period, Brandon Hagel and Ryan McDonagh both had a goal and an assist. Brayden Point also scored for Tampa Bay. Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 14 saves.
Tristan Jarry started in net for the Penguins but was pulled 16 minutes into the first period after allowing four goals on seven shots. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 18 shots in relief. Bryan Rust scored for Pittsburgh.
The Lightning scored four goals in the first period in the span of 3:47 to race out to the lead and never looked back.
PREDATORS 3, HURRICANES 1
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Luke Evangelista scored twice, Juuse Saros stopped 34 shots in his 200th career win, and Nashville beat Carolina.
Michael Bunting also scored for the Predators, who won for just the second time in seven games.
Taylor Hall scored for the Hurricanes, who lost their second straight after an eight-game win streak. Pyotr Kochetkov had 13 saves.
BLUES 6, CANADIENS 1
ST. LOUIS ( AP) — Philip Broberg and Robert Thomas each had a goal and three assists, and St. Louis beat Montreal to extend their active NHL-best winning streak to seven games.
Broberg recorded four points in a game for the first time. Coupled with Minnesota’s regulation home loss to Vegas, St. Louis is now two points back of the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
Jordan Kyrou got his 31st goal of the season, Dylan Holloway, Alexandre Texier and Zack Bolduc also scored and Jordan Binnington made 24 saves for the Blues, who are now five points up on Vancouver for the second wild card.
The Canadiens lost their third in a row despite a quick-answer goal from captain Nick Suzuki 47 seconds after Kyrou opened the scoring late in the first period. They did not score again.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS 5, WILD 1
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jack Eichel posted his fifth career hat trick as Vegas defeated Minnesota.
Brett Howden also scored and Noah Hanifin and Mark Stone each had two assists for Vegas. Adin Hill made 23 saves for the Western Division-leading Golden Knights, who won their fourth straight.
Marcus Johansson scored a goal and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 33 shots for Minnesota, which lost for the second time in two nights.
JETS 3, CAPITALS 2, OT
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Nikolaj Ehlers scored on a breakaway 1:28 into overtime and Winnipeg clinched a playoff spot, beating Washington in a matchup of the NHL’s top two teams.
Josh Morrissey and Mason Appleton also scored for the Jets, who swept the two-game season series with the Capitals — both wins coming in overtime. Connor Hellebuyck finished with 27 saves.
Alex Ovechkin scored his 889th goal to move six away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, and Andrew Masngiapane also scored for the Capitals. Logan Thompson had 22 saves.
AVALANCHE 5, RED WINGS 2
DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist, Jonathan Drouin and Martin Necas had two assists apiece, and Colorado rolled past Detroit.
Devon Toews had a goal and two assists, and Cale Makar, Valeri Nichushkin and Logan O’Connor also scored for the Avalanche, which improved to 11-1-1 in its past 13 games.
J.T. Compher, who played for Colorado from 2016-23, and Austin Watson scored for the Red Wings.
MacKinnon, the NHL’s points leader, has a point in each of his past 22 home games, tying the longest home point streak in the NHL this season.
Mackenzie Blackwood saved 21 of Detroit’s 23 shots on goal.
FLAMES 4, KRAKEN 3, OT
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Nazem Kadri scored his second goal of the game 3:58 into overtime, sending Calgary to a victory over Seattle.
Adam Klapka and Rasmus Andersson also scored for the Flames, who have won four straight. They are four points behind streaking St. Louis for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, with three games in hand.
Jaden Schwartz had a power-play goal and an assist for the Kraken, who lost their third in a row. Tye Kartye and Jordan Eberle also scored.
KINGS 3, RANGERS 1
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Fiala scored twice, Darcy Kuemper stopped 22 shots, and Los Angeles beat New York.
Phillip Danault also scored as the Kings extended their home point streak to 15 games (12-0-3). Los Angeles is the second team in the NHL to have a home streak of at least 15 games, joining Washington (11-0-5).
J. T. Miller scored for New York, and Igor Shesterkin finished with 30 saves. The Rangers have lost four of their last five games.
Ottawa Senators center Tim Stützle (18) is hooked by Buffalo Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram (4) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
