Will Donald Trump attend UFC 309? Fighters count on President-elect to be there

It’s turn into a form of custom for Donald Trump to attend the largest of UFC occasions. Will that be the case for UFC 309?

Fight sports activities occasions don’t get a lot greater than once they happen at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis, as is the case with UFC 309 headlined by a extremely anticipated heavyweight title battle between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic.

President-elect Trump, simply greater than every week faraway from his huge win over Vice President Kamala Harris, has quite a bit on his plate as he continues to make key hires for his second administration earlier than he takes workplace Jan. 20. However it’s not out of the query that he might make time to attend UFC 309, the place good good friend and UFC CEO Dana White is for certain to roll out the figurative crimson carpet for him. Each time Trump has attended a UFC occasion, he’s been met with cheers by an MMA fan base that overwhelmingly adores him.

So, will that occur once more on Saturday night time?

Trump is likely to be at UFC 309, in line with two fighters

As of early Wednesday morning, nothing was concrete and nothing reported about Trump attending UFC 309. Nonetheless, a pair of fighters on the cardboard – Michael Chandler and Bo Nickal – revealed that Trump informed them he anticipated to be cageside at MSG.

“He stated, ‘I’ll both be there on Nov. 16 as a result of we received the election, or if I misplaced, I’ll be depressed, and I received’t present up,’” Chandler just lately informed TMZ. “Clearly he received the election, so it appears like he’s going to be there.”

Nickal echoed an analogous message throughout an look this week on “The Ariel Helwani Present.”

“I believe he’s gonna be there,” Nickal stated. “He informed me a few instances that he’s gonna be there. He’s the President. … I’m certain that if he’s not (at UFC 309), there was one thing else that was extra necessary.”

Trump at UFC occasions

Since his profession in politics started along with his successful the presidential election in 2016, Trump has tapped into assist from the MMA fan base by White and the UFC. The connection is so shut knit that White spoke on Trump’s behalf on the 2016, 2020 (nearly) and 2024 Republican Nationwide Conventions. White was at Mar-a-Lago to have fun with Trump on election night time final week.

Trump grew to become the primary sitting U.S. president to attend a UFC occasion when he was cageside for UFC 244 in November 2019 at Madison Sq. Backyard, headlined by Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz for the BMF title. Lower than two years later, Trump attended UFC 264 at T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas, which was headlined by the trilogy between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor.

With the 2024 election drawing close to, Trump ramped up his attendance of UFC occasions as he returned at UFC 287 in April 2023 held in Miami. Trump adopted that up with a second 2023 look in November at UFC 295 in New York. Trump most just lately attended UFC 299 this previous March in Miami.

For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC 309.