Donald Trump heads to UFC 309, expected to receive raucous cheers after election win

Donald Trump is heading to yet different UFC combat night, but this clip he'll be arsenic the president-elect. 

Margo Martin, Trump's lawman manager of communications, changeable video of Trump boarding his level to New York, wherever helium volition be UFC 309 astatine Madison Square Garden. 

There were rumors Trump would be much fights successful the octagon aft attending galore UFC events successful the past. 

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Donald Trump talks with UFC President Dana White during UFC 290 astatine T-Mobile Arena July 8, 2023, successful Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Getty Images)

Trump and UFC President Dana White are longtime friends, the second making respective appearances during Trump’s run starring up to the election. 

White, who said Trump is simply a "big fan" of mixed martial arts, was asked to corroborate rumors Trump was heading to the Garden during an interrogation with TMZ Sports. 

"I deliberation that thing is possible," White said with a smile. "Who knows? He could popular in."

White added that a bulk of his organization’s instrumentality basal has shown emotion to Trump implicit the years. 

"When you deliberation astir combatant walkouts, whenever a combatant walks retired to the [octagon], I mean, the 2 biggest that really shingle the arena are President Trump and Conor McGregor," White said. "If helium comes [Saturday] night, it volition decidedly beryllium fun."   

Dana White speaks adjacent to erstwhile President Trump, the Republican statesmanlike nominee, during a rally astatine Palm Beach County Convention Center successful West Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 6, 2024.  (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)

Trump showed up astatine the Prudential Center successful Newark, New Jersey, for UFC 302 successful June, wherever a thunderous applause rained down from the crowd. 

Now that Trump volition beryllium sworn successful arsenic the 47th president of the United States, the absorption erstwhile Trump is spotted astatine the "World’s Most Famous Arena" is expected to beryllium deafening. 

Former Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler, who is backmost successful the octagon aft much than 2 years since his past fight, is simply a noted Trump protagonist and believed helium would beryllium successful attendance. 

"I did spot Trump, and helium said, "I’ll either beryllium determination connected Nov. 16 due to the fact that we won the election, or, if I lost, I’ll beryllium depressed, and I won’t amusement up.’ Obviously, helium won the election, truthful it sounds similar he’s going to beryllium there," Chandler said. 

Chandler added that winning his combat successful beforehand of Trump would beryllium an "honor."

Former President Trump, the Republican statesmanlike nominee, speaks during a run lawsuit Sept. 25, 2024, successful Mint Hill, N.C.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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Chandler is simply a portion of the co-main lawsuit for UFC 309 and volition combat Charles Oliveira. Jon "Bones" Jones besides enters the octagon aft a agelong hiatus and volition beryllium an overwhelming favourite implicit Stipe Miocic. 

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