MMA Fighter Tara LaRosa sat down the the Daily Caller and told us how she ended up pinning an anti-Trump protester to a sidewalk at a protest in Portland, Oregon.
LaRosa was attending a Veterans Day demonstration in Portland when, she says, a local professor started a combative conversation with the group. LaRosa says she turned her back on the professor and walked away, only intervening when the interaction had escalated. (RELATED: Andy Ngo Reveals The Truth About Antifa)
Larosa says she held the woman down for her own safety until police arrived, later posting pictures to social media showing the woman had bitten her. (RELATED: Tara LaRosa Responds To Avenatti Over Trump Jr. Fight Challenge)
At flag-waving rally in Portland, @TaraLaRosa says she had to take anti-Trump protester to the ground after the woman allegedly attacked another woman. The group detained the self-described professor until police came. LaRosa says the woman bit her chest, causing an open wound. pic.twitter.com/LrPJLsMIO6
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) November 11, 2019
.@TaraLaRosa says she was injured when the woman bit through her hoodie, shirt and bra. She has scrapes on her neck and knees as well. pic.twitter.com/k1nJCpDCdi
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) November 11, 2019
LaRosa has gone to several politically-charged protests in the Portland area, though this was the first time she’d gone viral. She attended the November protest with members of the Proud Boys, a controversial group that has had repeated violent interactions with Antifa protesters.