Trump thanks Dana White, UFC fans for raucous welcome at MSG

President-elect Trump thanked UFC president Dana White and combat fans for welcoming him to Madison Square Garden connected Saturday night.

"THANK YOU TO THE GREAT DANA WHITE AND #UFC309!" helium wrote successful posts connected X and Truth Social on with a video of himself and his Cabinet nominees.

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President-elect Trump arrives during UFC 309 astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York connected Nov. 16, 2024. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

Trump entered 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 adjacent Elon Musk.

"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. "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!"

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.

Several fighters paid homage to Trump during the night, including Jon Jones and Bo Nickal.

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President-elect Trump, Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr. ticker a combat during UFC 309 astatine Madison Square Garden connected Nov. 16, 2024. (Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images)

White was asked aft the lawsuit whether different Trump presidency volition yet beryllium bully for the concern of UFC.

"I deliberation it’s affirmative for the satellite to beryllium honorable with you," White said, via MMA Fighting. "No substance what broadside of the obstruction you beryllium connected politically, you cannot contradict there’s astir similar this value that’s been lifted disconnected the state close present and this suspiration of relief. 

"Things are already getting better. He’s not adjacent successful determination yet."

White added that he’s seen a vibe displacement adjacent in New York and contrasted Saturday nighttime with what he’s felt successful the past.

"Like I said earlier, I tin consciousness the difference," White said. "When I spell into places similar New York that’s usually brainsick bluish and radical are moving up to maine and thanking maine and saying… and New York has a wholly antithetic vibe this clip than the past clip oregon respective times that I’ve been present – it feels similar New York again. It does.

People clasp a emblem arsenic President-elect Trump arrives astatine UFC 309 astatine Madison Square Garden, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

"One down, 1 to go. (Los Angeles) – let’s get L.A. back."

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Trump went backmost to Mar-a-Lago after the fight.

Fox News’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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