UFC star Jorge Masvidal has become a lightning rod in the ongoing debate over political expression and its consequences, with new financial records revealing the extent of his involvement in Republican campaigns.
According to Federal Election Commission filings, Anthony Constantino’s congressional campaign paid $20,000 to Cosmic Gamebred Inc., a Miami-based company where Masvidal serves as president, on January 29, 2025. The payment was listed under “communications consulting,” though the specific services provided remain unclear.
Constantino, a multimillionaire founder of printing company Sticker Mule, is running for New York’s 21st Congressional District with Donald Trump’s endorsement. The seat is being vacated by Elise Stefanik, and Constantino has poured $17 million of his own money into the campaign as he faces Democrat Blake Gendebien in the November 2026 midterm election.
The payment to Masvidal’s company came just weeks before a February 2025 Cage Wars event in Glens Falls, New York, where Masvidal appeared alongside Constantino and longtime Trump associate Roger Stone. The gathering drew approximately 3,000 spectators to watch amateur matches while Constantino promoted his congressional bid from the ring, later describing it as “the largest amateur event” in New York state history.
Constantino’s campaign separately paid $55,940 to Cage Wars in January 2025, during negotiations to purchase shares in the organization. By April 2025, he had secured majority ownership, and in March 2026, he completed a full takeover of the company.
Neither Constantino nor Masvidal responded to requests for comment about the nature of the consulting arrangement or whether it related to the athlete’s appearance at the campaign event.
For Masvidal, the payment represents another chapter in his increasingly public alignment with conservative politics, a stance that has already cost him considerably. Speaking on Jake Shields’ podcast, the athlete revealed that his Trump endorsements triggered repeated waves of demonetization across his social media accounts.
“I was making very good money on YouTube and Facebook, I was monetized, I was dominating the game,” Masvidal said. “I’m talking about good money like I didn’t have to compete for money.”
That changed in 2020 after a video he created with Donald Trump Jr. went viral, reaching 44 million views. “Two-three days later simultaneously Facebook and YouTube demonetized me with no reason why,” Masvidal explained.
The loss marked the beginning of a pattern. After nearly three years of effort to regain monetization, Masvidal’s accounts were active again. But following his appearance at a Trump rally in Florida in 2023, the platforms cut off his revenue streams once more.
Despite the financial impact, Masvidal has doubled down on his political activism. He has attended multiple Trump rallies across Florida and other states since 2020, meeting with the former president on several occasions. He describes Trump as “the greatest president of the United States” and frames his advocacy as a matter of principle over profit.
“I don’t even give a [ ] bro because what do we have, what’s this money if I don’t have this country,” Masvidal said, capturing his view that the stakes extend beyond personal income.
His experience reflects tensions between political speech and platform policies. While YouTube and Facebook have faced scrutiny over alleged inconsistencies in how they enforce community guidelines, Masvidal’s situation illustrates the tangible financial consequences that can follow politically charged content.
Constantino’s campaign has similarly embraced controversy in pursuit of Trump’s political brand. Beyond the payments to Masvidal and Cage Wars, Constantino previously gave Trump a seven-foot bronze statue valued at $250,000, depicting the president raising his fist after the 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. The sculpture now stands at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Constantino has also produced rap videos praising Trump.
The congressional race comes at a pivotal moment. A poll published in October 2026 showed Gendebien leading Constantino by four percentage points, though the outcome remains uncertain as both candidates compete for a district that has long been a Republican stronghold.
Meanwhile, Cage Wars itself has faced turmoil. Thomas Marcellino, who co-owned the organization before selling to Constantino and had trained the candidate as a boxer, was arrested in July 2026 on kidnapping and assault charges alongside rapper Ricardo Henderson, known as Porsche Truck Ruk. The charges involved an accountant who had previously worked for Cage Wars. Both men entered not guilty pleas. Constantino’s campaign stated that neither man was involved in his political efforts and described the earlier payments as routine business transactions.
Financial disclosure forms filed by Constantino in April and May 2026 listed Sticker Mule and its subsidiaries but did not separately identify Cage Wars, though whether separate listing was required depends on how the ownership was structured.
