UFC stars got here out in full pressure for President-elect Trump as he campaigned in Michigan forward of the election.
On Saturday evening, with Trump sitting cage-side, a number of fighters paid homage to Trump – whether or not it was doing his celebration dance, handing him a belt or simply merely speaking to him after their bouts.Â
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President-elect Trump arrives throughout UFC 309 at Madison Sq. Backyard on Nov. 16, 2024, in New York Metropolis. (Brad Penner-Imagn Photos)
UFC president Dana White, who is sweet mates with Trump, was requested within the put up UFC 309 press convention why fighters gravitate towards the president-elect.
“If you happen to noticed the election, all the nation pertains to Trump proper now,” White stated, by way of MMA Combating. “Received all of the swing states. The one states she gained have been those you didn’t want I.D. to vote in. It might’ve been attention-grabbing in case you wanted I.D. I really feel like the entire nation… I really feel like any individual hit the reset button.
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Dana White talks to President-elect Trump ringside throughout UFC 309 at Madison Sq. Backyard on Nov. 16, 2024. (Brad Penner-Imagn Photos)
“Nonetheless this election went – everybody hoped it was a blowout. Both approach. So there can be no extra bulls—-. What I believe is, everyone is uninterested in the bulls—-. We’re all drained. All of us simply wish to stay our lives and run our companies and lift our households and do all that s—- and hopefully all these items will simmer down within the subsequent 4 years.”
Frankie Edgar, Henry Cejudo, Justin Gaethje, Beneil Dariush and Colby Covington have been amongst those that expressed help for Trump earlier than the election.
Trump responded with a powerful victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.Â
President-elect Trump, with Child Rock, Dana White and Elon Musk, waves at UFC 309 at Madison Sq. Backyard, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Picture/Evan Vucci)
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Trump’s look at Madison Sq. Backyard with some Cupboard nominees was his first go to again to New York Metropolis since his marketing campaign cease on the “World’s Most Well-known Enviornment” earlier than the election.
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