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Dana White calls Meryl Streep 'uppity 80-year-old lady' over MMA comment

Actress Meryl Streep's Golden Globes speech Sunday has garnered global attention, including from the mixed martial arts community.

Streep's speech was aimed at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his mimicking of a disabled news reporter, but it also included a brief shot at the sport of MMA.

While making a point about diversity in Hollywood, Streep said, "If we kick [outsiders and foreigners] out, you'll have nothing to watch but football and mixed martial arts -- which are not the arts."

UFC president Dana White responded to the dig in an interview with TMZ.

"It's not going to be everybody's thing, and the last thing I expect is for an uppity 80-year-old lady to be in our demographic and love mixed martial arts," White said.