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MMA pioneer seen with far-right Proud Boys during violent clashes at pro-Trump rally in DC

MMA pioneer Tara LaRosa was among the notable faces spotted alongside high-ranking members of the far-right Proud Boys group at Saturday’s “Million MAGA March” and ensuing violence.

LaRosa, who holds a 22-5 professional MMA record, appeared on video hugging Enrique Tarrio, the Proud Boys “chairman” who succeeded founder Gavin McInnes as leader of the extremist group. He attended the neo-Nazi and white supremacist ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville in 2017 and has been pictured flashing the OK hand sign – a gesture used by some to denote white power.

During the video recording, Tarrio explained that he had just stolen a two-way radio from someone he had attacked, while fellow Proud Boy members laughed along.