Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin, who holds an undefeated mixed martial arts record, challenges Teamsters union boss to cage match

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by ryan king

Sen. Markwayne Mullin put an end to this clipped tweet.

He wants to have a serious fight with the boss of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

Mullin (R-Okla.), who boasts an undefeated record in mixed martial arts, formally challenged Teamsters General Chairman Sean O’Brien on Monday in a cage fight for charity.

“High-profile union Teamsters boss is about to make some punchy remarks after Senate hearing. Okay, I accept your challenge. MMA Fight for Charity of Our Choice ” Marinlyn told O’Brien on Twitter:. “September 30th, Tulsa, Oklahoma. We will receive your order within 3 days.”

Mr. Mullin’s challenge comes after Mr. O’Brien last week called him a “greedy CEO who seems to have made it on his own.”

“In reality, they’re just clowns and scammers,” O’Brien added. Tweet with a provocative handle “Team Star SOB”. “That’s always been the case and always will be. Stop acting so strong in the Senate hearings. You know where to find me. Cowboy everywhere, always.”

The two men have been at loggerheads since March, when Mr. O’Brien criticized Mr. Mullin, who runs a plumbing company, during a tough Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on unionization.

Mullin accused the Teamsters of trying to intimidate workers into unionizing and accused O’Brien of “siphoning” money from workers’ paychecks by “forcing them to pay dues.” did.

After calling the senators “out of line,” O’Brien said the Teamsters “create opportunities because we hold greedy CEOs like you accountable.”

“Are you calling me a greedy CEO?” Marin asked.

“Oh, yes,” O’Brien replied. “You want to attack my salary, I’ll attack yours…What were you doing when you owned your own company?”

“The reason I kept my salary to about $50,000 a year was because I invested every penny,” Marin said.

All right, all right,” Mr. O’Brien said, resuming hostilities by asking Mr. Marinelin:

Mr Mullin recalled last week’s war of words, which drew Mr O’Brien’s ire.

“Hey, John Wayne Mullin. First of all, my name is O’Brien, not O’Malley. Second, you need to get your facts straight, because every time you speak at a hearing, you’re full of crap.” That’s why,” O’Brien tweeted on June 21st. You’re an idiot. ”

With 1.2 million members, the Teamsters is one of the largest labor unions on the planet, representing workers in trucking, railroads, publishing, and more.

Mullin previously said he would fight Michael Avenatti, the disgraced former lawyer of porn actress Stormy Daniels, but that never happened. Avenatti is currently in prison.

Mullin was elected to the House of Representatives in 2012 and was elevated to the Senate last year after winning a special election to replace retiring Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.).

Mullin and O’Brien are not the only major figures to spark controversy over public scraps via Twitter.

Last week, Twitter CEO Elon Musk challenged fellow social media giant Mark Zuckerberg to a “cage fight.” Zuckerberg, a disciple of Jiu-Jitsu, seemed to embrace it.

Musk was outraged by reports of Facebook’s plans to develop a microblogging alternative to Twitter. made fun of His specialty is said to be “Walrus”. This is a technique that aims to immobilize the enemy by sitting on top of them and doing nothing.

Musk has admitted he hasn’t had much training to compete with Zuckerberg, making the South African-born CEO the clear underdog.

Teamsters officials did not respond to requests for comment.