President-elect Trump walked into Madison Sq. Backyard Saturday evening to thunderous applause to attend the UFC 309 MMA combat.
Trump flew in from Florida for the bouts — and confirmed up with billionaire Elon Musk and Speaker of the Home Mike Johnson.
The previous and future president is a significant combat fan and has attended UFC occasions prior to now — and is an in depth buddy of UFC CEO Dana White.
White gave a rousing speech on election evening throughout President-elect Trump’s victory celebration. The combat organizer additionally spoke on the Republican Nationwide Conference and has been a vocal supporter of the president-elect.
Important card fighter Jon Jones spoke extremely of probably preventing Stipe Miocic in entrance of President-elect Trump at a media occasion selling his combat towards Stipe Miocic.
“To be right here at Madison Sq. Backyard — it’s just like the combat capital of the world. And to have the president presumably in attendance, it’s all an enormous honor,” Jones, 37, advised reporters.
Miocic, 42, was additionally excited when studying that Trump would make an look.
The heavyweight speculated that it will be “kinda cool” if Trump would do the honour of bestowing the championship belt on him after the combat, in an interview with TMZ.
UFC host Joe Rogan can be a Trump booster — internet hosting Trump on his podcast after which endorsing him for president within the days main as much as the election.
Trump has turn out to be an MSG common of late — internet hosting a blow out mega-MAGA rally within the Backyard final month that drew over 20,000 folks.