Donald Trump is off to UFC 309 in New York two weeks after his blockbuster rally at Madison Square Garden

Donald Trump is New York-bound arsenic the President-elect is gearing up for UFC 309 and a reunion with 1 of his astir vocal supporters, MMA promoter Dana White. 

In a video posted connected X by Trump's Deputy Communications Director Margo Martin, the 78-year-old's unmistakable silhouette is seen walking up the step car and into his backstage level arsenic the prima sets successful the background.

'President @realDonaldTrump departs to New York for UFC 309!!' Martin wrote connected X earlier heavyweight Jon Jones’ highly anticipated matchup with Stipe Miocic successful New York connected Friday. 

Saturday's lawsuit volition beryllium held astatine Madison Square Garden, which hosted a blockbuster Trump rally 2 weeks earlier that whitethorn person helped catapult him backmost into the White House. As was the lawsuit astatine the Republican National Convention, White spoke successful enactment of his friend, Trump, to the MSG assemblage past month. 

Trump aboriginal celebrated that triumph with White astatine Mar-a-Lago successful Palm Beach. Now, it appears Trump is to instrumentality to the favour by showing up successful enactment of the CEO and president of UFC.

Trump has enjoyed a adjacent narration with UFC implicit the years, regularly attending events and adjacent antecedently bragging astir redeeming the company.

During an quality connected Joe Rogan's podcast successful the buildup to the election, Trump was speedy to explicate the portion helium played successful making the UFC the multi-billion-dollar occurrence it has go nether the stewardship of White, who Trump labeled 'the top guy'.

Trump tapped the UFC President and CEO to talk for him astatine the past 3 Republican National Conventions earlier inviting him to the onstage triumph party.

White was invited to accidental a fewer words astatine the podium connected the stage, and aft immoderate glowing praise for Trump, launched into what seemed to beryllium a triumph code of his own.

'Nobody deserves this much than him, and cipher deserves this much than his household does,' White began, successful possibly expected fashion.

This is what happens erstwhile the instrumentality comes aft you. What you've seen implicit the past respective years, this is what it looks like.

'He keeps going forward, helium doesn't quit. He's the astir resilient, hard-working antheral I've ever met successful your life. His household are unthinkable people. This is karma, ladies and gentlemen. He deserves this, they merit it arsenic a family.'

But helium soon began to database names, akin to what you mightiness expect from an Oscars acceptance speech, naming respective streamers.

'I privation to convey immoderate radical existent quickly. I privation to convey the Nelk boys, Adin Ross, Theo Von [all streamers]. And the mighty and almighty Joe Rogan. Thank you America, person a bully night.'