{"id":1882757,"date":"2026-04-14T21:32:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1882757"},"modified":"2026-04-14T21:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:32:13","slug":"guy-fieri-says-he-doesnt-know-andrew-tate-after-shaking-his-hand-at-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1882757","title":{"rendered":"Guy Fieri Says He Doesn&#8217;t Know Andrew Tate After Shaking His Hand at UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/39\/16by9\/2026\/04\/14\/3964f6e40f3a46c88028a965e37a3956_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Guy Fieri Says He Doesn&#8217;t Know Andrew Tate After Shaking His Hand at UFC<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Guy Fieri<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Slammed for Shaking Andrew Tate&#8217;s Hand &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Says He Didn&#8217;t Know Who He Was<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-14T14:32:13-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202604\"><br \/>\n                April 14, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            2:32 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-67ab815971da22b3ff32151954c10c41\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260414_3964f6e40f3a46c88028a965e37a3956\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:e82e05c6-3127-4ba1-a608-17aad022fcf8\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/39\/4by3\/2026\/04\/14\/3964f6e40f3a46c88028a965e37a3956_md.jpg\" alt=\"guy-fieri-andrew-tate-main-getty-\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d0019f6ba6fee14628dcf70bbe65141b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/guy-fieri\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Guy Fieri<\/strong><\/a> was caught on camera shaking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/andrew-tate\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Andrew Tate<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s hand at UFC 327 over the weekend &#8230; and has been getting dragged on social media for it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0b3e01eabf9ddd1f261623d8757b3f4d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>On Saturday, the Food Network star was filmed dapping up the red-pill podcaster and hand-hugging with Andrew&#8217;s brother, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/tristan-tate\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Tristan<\/strong><strong>Tate<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1fcc633d5455bfd3951c23774ce60fa2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-1fcc633d5455bfd3951c23774ce60fa2-1304150755-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a37103af14589d343eadd6567adc1ada\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Fans expressed their disgust over the interaction &#8230; slamming the celeb for playing nice with the brothers, who have been accused of allegedly committing some pretty heinous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/03\/12\/andrew-tate-detained-brother-tristan-romania-sexual-offenses-arrest\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>sex crimes<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-022fcc0b7aa40b09ffba7bb7856d4b69\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>But Guy is insisting he&#8217;s not trying to be the Mayor of the Manosphere &#8230; just the Friar of Flavortown. He went on X to address the hate he&#8217;s been getting &#8230; and he insists he had no idea who Andrew and Tristan were when they exchanged niceties.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b6cbf627028027a1f39a313c01a6dc0c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260414_196b7d519afe43afaeee426ceb8a3273\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:e82e05c6-3127-4ba1-a608-17aad022fcf8\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/19\/4by3\/2026\/04\/14\/196b7d519afe43afaeee426ceb8a3273_md.jpg\" alt=\"guy fieri x 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-14f884b142eefddbbc7e12419f033d44\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>He wrote that he was &#8220;devastated&#8221; when he learned about the Tates&#8217; alleged crimes &#8212; which include charges of rape and human trafficking &#8212; and insisted he doesn&#8217;t support them &#8220;in any way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8558eee0efb5f487d4b3e31ed6a25c16\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Guy explained &#8230; &#8220;I was there to see the fights and when I was walking through the venue, the Tate brothers stood up and said hello and that\u2019s when the exchanged happened. I did not know them or about them before that moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-54011bcecf7299eac31564d8db03c3ff\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time he was caught linking pinkies with polarizing people outside the Octagon &#8230; he got similar heat for cozying up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> during UFC 290 in 2023.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/14\/guy-fieri-unfamiliar-with-andrew-tate-before-meeting\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:e82e05c6-3127-4ba1-a608-17aad022fcf8\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"facebook-footer\",\"pos\":1}'><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/14\/guy-fieri-unfamiliar-with-andrew-tate-before-meeting\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:e82e05c6-3127-4ba1-a608-17aad022fcf8\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"twitter-footer\",\"pos\":2}'><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/12\/donald-trump-breaks-from-iran-war-for-ufc\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:e82e05c6-3127-4ba1-a608-17aad022fcf8\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"related-article\",\"pos\":1}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/25\/16by9\/2026\/04\/12\/2559fc05a1a3488688bc06c901f70ab9_xs.jpg\" alt=\"donald-trump-main-getty-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        President Trump Takes a Breather From Iran War To Take In UFC Matches<br \/>\n                      <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/09\/hunter-biden-challenges-eric-donald-trump-jr-to-fight\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:e82e05c6-3127-4ba1-a608-17aad022fcf8\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"related-article\",\"pos\":2}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/33\/16by9\/2026\/04\/09\/3342a63deebb4b11bb00474fd772c204_xs.png\" alt=\"hunter biden eric trump donald trump jr main getty\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Hunter Biden Wants a Cage Match With Donald Trump&#8217;s Sons Eric and Don Jr.<br \/>\n                      <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/13\/clavicular-walked-out-of-60-minutes-interview\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:e82e05c6-3127-4ba1-a608-17aad022fcf8\" data-context='{\"section\":\"main\",\"name\":\"related-article\",\"pos\":3}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/4a\/16by9\/2026\/04\/13\/4aabd589a4304c3aa1286fbc091fd013_xs.png\" alt=\"041326_clavicular_primary\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Clavicular Storms Off &#8217;60 Minutes Australia&#8217; 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