Donald Trump heads to UFC 309, anticipated to obtain raucous cheers after election win

Donald Trump headed again to Madison Sq. Backyard with prime lieutenants Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Vivek Ramaswamy to soak up one other UFC combat evening, however this time because the president-elect. 

Margo Martin, Trump’s deputy director of communications, shot video of Trump boarding his airplane to New York, the place he’ll attend UFC 309 at Madison Sq. Backyard. Trump traveled with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who he named earlier this week as his decide to run the Division of Well being and Human Companies. Kennedy, who started the 2024 marketing campaign as a Democratic candidate, suspended his bid and joined forces with Trump in August, changing into a strong surrogate and a detailed confidante within the remaining months of the race.

There have been rumors Trump would attend extra fights within the octagon after attending quite a few UFC occasions prior to now. 

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Donald Trump talks with UFC President Dana White throughout UFC 290 at T-Cell Area July 8, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Getty Photographs)

Vivek Ramaswamy, an early 2024 Republican presidential candidate who dropped out of the race and threw his help behind Trump, tweeted out an image of him with Child Rock on the Madison Sq. Backyard combat. It was not clear in the event that they flew with Trump or traveled individually.

Trump and UFC President Dana White are longtime buddies, the latter making a number of appearances throughout Trump’s marketing campaign main as much as the election. 

White, who mentioned Trump is a “large fan” of blended martial arts, was requested to substantiate rumors Trump was heading to the Backyard throughout an interview with TMZ Sports activities. 

“I feel that something is feasible,” White mentioned with a smile. “Who is aware of? He might pop in.”

White added {that a} majority of his group’s fan base has proven like to Trump through the years. 

“When you consider fighter walkouts, each time a fighter walks out to the [octagon], I imply, the 2 greatest that truly shake the world are President Trump and Conor McGregor,” White mentioned. “If he comes [Saturday] evening, it would undoubtedly be enjoyable.”   

Dana White speaks subsequent to former President Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, throughout a rally at Palm Seaside County Conference Heart in West Palm Seaside, Fla., Nov. 6, 2024.  (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)

Trump confirmed up on the Prudential Heart in Newark, New Jersey, for UFC 302 in June, the place a thunderous applause rained down from the group. 

Now that Trump will probably be sworn in because the forty seventh president of the US, the response when Trump is noticed on the “World’s Most Well-known Area” is predicted to be deafening. 

Former Bellator light-weight champion Michael Chandler, who’s again within the octagon after greater than two years since his final combat, is a famous Trump supporter and believed he could be in attendance. 

“I did see Trump, and he mentioned, “I’ll both be there on Nov. 16 as a result of we gained the election, or, if I misplaced, I’ll be depressed, and I gained’t present up.’ Clearly, he gained the election, so it appears like he’s going to be there,” Chandler mentioned. 

Chandler added that successful his combat in entrance of Trump could be an “honor.”

Former President Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks throughout a marketing campaign occasion Sept. 25, 2024, in Mint Hill, N.C.  (AP Picture/Evan Vucci, File)

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Chandler is part of the co-main occasion for UFC 309 and can combat Charles Oliveira. Jon “Bones” Jones additionally enters the octagon after an extended hiatus and will probably be an awesome favourite over Stipe Miocic. 

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