OTTAWA — It might have been a sign of the times last weekend when a UFC event in Edmonton descended into an anti-Justin Trudeau rally, especially as the worlds of mixed martial arts and politics are colliding south of the border.

Chants of “f–k Trudeau” continued on-and-off all evening, carrying through to the main event between flyweights Brandon Moreno and Amir Albazi. It’s not the first time, either. Fighters were serenaded with the same chant when the UFC was in the more Liberal-friendly Toronto in January.