EXCLUSIVE: Former UFC fighter Dan Henderson officially endorsed Sheriff Chad Bianco for California governor in 2026, he told Fox News Digital.
Bianco, the current police sheriff of Riverside County, is running as a Republican and led the field in an October poll by the University of California, Berkeley over Republican challenger Steve Hilton and Democratic frontrunner Katie Porter.
Henderson said Bianco earned his support in 2020, when the sheriff famously refused to enforce the state's COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and mask mandates.
California education policy currently allows biological males to compete in girls' high sports.
"It's just not fair to women that train hard to beat other women and, you know, for their gender, they're the top of the world, but then they are forced to compete against the men… in most sports, the girls don't have a chance," Henderson said.
Newsom himself has said, multiple times, that he believes males competing in girls' sports is "unfair." Yet, he has not taken any action to address the issue.
"He doesn't really care much about fixing it," Henderson added.
Newsom was the subject of immense criticism when wildfires ravaged the city in January.
"[Newsom] just didn't make sure everything was handled properly. And there wasn't enough water reserve and that's it. A lot of people didn't know that that was an issue, but I'm sure he did," Henderson told Fox News Digital.
Newsom ordered an independent investigation of the Los Angeles Department of Water Pressure on Jan. 10 regarding the loss of water pressure and deliberate shutdown of the reservoir, calling it "deeply troubling," according to court records.
Newsom added that the loss of water pressure "likely impaired" the ability of firefighters to protect homes and evacuation zones in the Pacific Palisades.
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