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Mexican-American Tracy Cortez spoke out about the ICE immigration raids after her UFC 317 win. On Saturday night, Cortez defeated Viviane Araujo via unanimous decision in Las Vegas.
During her post-fight speech, Cortez made sure to speak out against ICE raids and wanted to be a voice for her people.
“I don’t know if I’m the right person to talk about this, but there are ugly things happening to “La Raza” all around the U.S. I just want to say you guys have a voice. I’m here for you, and I want to make all Mexicans proud.”
Speaking in Spanish to Joe Rogan and a capacity #UFC317 crowd, UFC fighter Tracy Cortez just criticized Trump’s mass deportation agenda after winning her prelim fight
— David Goodner (@davidgoodner) June 29, 2025
Tracy Cortez, a badass Mexican American UFC fighter talks to the RAZA 🇲🇽 in Spanish after her win!
She lets Mexican people know that they are not voiceless or alone, that she is here and is happy to speak up for them!
What Mexicans are going through is inhumane. It makes me… pic.twitter.com/gc7v44vTFV
— Spicy Canela (@SpicyCanela_) June 29, 2025
During her postfight press conference Cortez said she would feel like a coward if she didn’t speak out for her Mexican people.
“A lot of my fans are Mexicans,” Cortez said. “It’s the Latin community, it is someone that I represent very much to my core and I think it would be almost coward-like if I didn’t speak on something. I want the support from what I call mi gente, la raza, and I represent the Mexican flag as well as the U.S. flag and I think it’s only right for me to speak on it. I haven’t been able to because I’ve been very focused on this fight and I was just waiting for the right opportunity and I felt it in my heart.
“I just want everyone to know I don’t know if I am qualified to speak on such a sensitive topic, but nevertheless, I could be a voice and I’m here.”
@jzosports Tracy Cortez on speaking out for Mexicans at #ufc317 #tracycortez