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November 13, 2024 7:00 am ET
It’s was a form of tradition for Donald Trump to serve the ideal of UFC events. Will that be the case for UFC 309?
Wrestle sports actions events don’t get powerful greater than when they grab dwelling at Madison Sq. Backyard in Recent York City, as is the case with UFC 309 headlined by a highly anticipated heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic.
President-elect Trump, factual more than a week eradicated from his abundant gain over Vice President Kamala Harris, has a lot on his plate as he continues to non-public key hires for his 2d administration earlier than he takes administrative heart Jan. 20. But it’s no longer out of the quiz that he might possibly non-public time to serve UFC 309, the attach simply pal and UFC CEO Dana White is definite to roll out the figurative crimson carpet for him. At any time when Trump has attended a UFC tournament, he’s been met with cheers by an MMA fan tainted that overwhelmingly adores him.
So, will that happen all once more on Saturday night?
Trump might possibly possibly be at UFC 309, in accordance to two opponents
As of early Wednesday morning, nothing used to be concrete and nothing reported about Trump attending UFC 309. Then all once more, a pair of opponents on the card – Michael Chandler and Bo Nickal – printed that Trump advised them he anticipated to be cageside at MSG.
“He said, ‘I’ll either be there on Nov. 16 because we won the election, or if I misplaced, I’ll be uncomfortable, and I won’t existing up,’” Chandler honest lately advised TMZ. “Clearly he won the election, so it sounds cherish he’s going to be there.”
Nickal echoed a identical message throughout an appearance this week on “The Ariel Helwani Uncover.”
“I deem he’s gonna be there,” Nickal said. “He advised me a pair of occasions that he’s gonna be there. He’s the President. … I’m sure that if he’s no longer (at UFC 309), there used to be something else that used to be more significant.”
Trump at UFC events
Since his occupation in politics began alongside with his profitable the presidential election in 2016, Trump has tapped into make stronger from the MMA fan tainted via White and the UFC. The relationship is so end knit that White spoke on Trump’s behalf on the 2016, 2020 (on the subject of) and 2024 Republican Nationwide Conventions. White used to be at Mar-a-Lago to fill a excellent time with Trump on election night final week.
Trump turned the principle sitting U.S. president to serve a UFC tournament when he used to be cageside for UFC 244 in November 2019 at Madison Sq. Backyard, headlined by Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz for the BMF title. Lower than two years later, Trump attended UFC 264 at T-Cell Arena in Las Vegas, which used to be headlined by the trilogy between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor.
With the 2024 election impending to, Trump ramped up his attendance of UFC events as he returned at UFC 287 in April 2023 held in Miami. Trump adopted that up with a 2d 2023 appearance in November at UFC 295 in Recent York. Trump most honest lately attended UFC 299 this past March in Miami.
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