Jon "Bones" Jones kept his undisputed UFC satellite heavyweight champion rubric by defeating Stipe Miocic Saturday and celebrated with an homage to President-elect Trump, who was ringside.
Jones broke into Trump's signature creation moments aft landing a spinning backmost footwear to Miocic's ribs to extremity the rubric combat with a method knockout. As helium danced successful the ring, the decidedly pro-Trump assemblage roared its approval.
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Jon Jones (red gloves) fights Stipe Miocoic (blue gloves) successful the heavyweight bout during UFC 309 astatine Madison Square Garden. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)
As Jones danced and pointed to Trump, the incoming president smiled and offered a thumbs up.
During his post-fight interrogation with Joe Rogan, Jones besides gave a hearty shoutout to Trump.
"A big, large convey you to President Donald Trump for being present tonight," Jones said, which sent the Madison Square Garden assemblage into a frenzy.
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Then, Jones utilized the crowd's vigor to commencement a "USA! USA!" chant, which they happily joined successful for.
"I'm arrogant to beryllium a large American champion. I'm arrogant to beryllium a Christian American champion," Jones added.
Following the interview, Jones walked implicit to wherever Trump sat ringside with Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, sons Don Jr. and Eric, Kid Rick, Vivek Ramaswamy, and handed him his UFC rubric belt.
President-elect Donald Trump presents the rubric loop to Jon Jones aft helium defeated Stipe Miocic astatine UFC 309 astatine Madison Square Garden, aboriginal Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, successful New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump invited Jones down to the White House erstwhile helium takes bureau adjacent twelvemonth arsenic the 47th President of the United States.
While Jones said helium mightiness person immoderate much fights near successful him, the 42-year-old Miocic told Rogan that helium is done for his career, which is Hall of Fame worthy arsenic 1 of the champion heavyweight fighters to ever measurement wrong an octagon.
Jones is considered by galore to beryllium the top combatant of all-time, arsenic helium present owns a 28-1 grounds with 1 nary contest.
Trump made a triumphant instrumentality to MSG connected Saturday nighttime with a star-studded entourage, basking successful the thunderous applause of fans conscionable weeks aft holding a historical rally wrong the "World’s Most Famous Arena."
Trump, making his archetypal UFC quality since winning the predetermination Nov. 5 implicit Vice President Kamala Harris, drew thunderous applause arsenic helium walked successful with his entourage.
"If radical astatine location could perceive the dependable successful this country close now. It is truthful loud!" Rogan said connected the pay-per-view broadcast erstwhile Trump walked into the arena. "It’s ever large erstwhile helium comes in, but present that he’s won [the election], present that he’s the president again, ohio my God!"
Jon Jones (red gloves) enters anterior to warring Stipe Miocoic (blue gloves) successful the heavyweight bout during UFC 309 astatine Madison Square Garden. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)
The broadcast added that those capable to basal wrong the arena were doing truthful arsenic the video committee started playing a video montage for Trump’s arrival. Chants of "USA! USA!" besides filled the arena.
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Trump witnessed respective different large fights connected this UFC 309 card, including co-main-event victor Charles Oliveira winning by unanimous determination implicit Michael Chandler. Chandler is simply a large protagonist of Trump, and aft battling Oliveira for a afloat 5 rounds, helium had a little speech with Trump aft his lucifer arsenic well.
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Scott Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.