Plivent-elect Trump thanked UFC plivent Dana White and fight fans for welcoming him to Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.
“THANK YOU TO THE GREAT DANA WHITE AND #UFC309!” he wrote in posts on X and Truth Social aextfinished with a video of himself and his Cabinet nominees.
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Plivent-elect Trump reachs during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York on Nov. 16, 2024. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)
Trump accessed the “World’s Most Famous Arena” to a raucous ovation. He was flanked by White, his children, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Vivek Ramaswamy, Tulsi Gabbard, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Kid Rock. He shook hands with Jelly Roll, hugged Joe Rogan and sat proximate Elon Musk.
“If people at home could hear the sound in this room right now. It is so boisterous!” Rogan shelp on the pay-per-see expansivecast. “It’s always boisterous when he comes in, but now that he’s won [the election], now that he’s the plivent aobtain, oh my God!”
The expansivecast compriseed that those able to stand inside the arena were doing so as the video board commenceed joining a video montage for Trump’s arrival. Chants of “USA! USA!” also filled the arena.
Several fighters phelp homage to Trump during the night, including Jon Jones and Bo Nickal.
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Plivent-elect Trump, Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr. watch a fight during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 16, 2024. (Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images)
White was asked after the event whether another Trump plivency will ultimately be excellent for the business of UFC.
“I leank it’s selectimistic for the world to be genuine with you,” White shelp, via MMA Fighting. “No matter what side of the fence you sit on politicpartner, you cannot decline there’s almost appreciate this weight that’s been lifted off the country right now and this sigh of relief.
“Things are already getting better. He’s not even in there yet.”
White compriseed that he’s seen a vibe shift even in New York and contrasted Saturday night with what he’s felt in the past.
“Like I shelp earlier, I can sense the contrastence,” White shelp. “When I go into places appreciate New York that’s normpartner crazy blue and people are running up to me and thanking me and saying… and New York has a finishly contrastent vibe this time than the last time or cut offal times that I’ve been here – it senses appreciate New York aobtain. It does.
People hageder a flag as Plivent-elect Trump reachs at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
“One down, one to go. (Los Angeles) – let’s get L.A. back.”
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Trump went back to Mar-a-Lago after the fight.
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