President Donald Trump Attends UFC Fight Night in Miami
In his most recent appearance at a sporting event, Trump sat cageside at the Miami UFC event. President Donald Trump was in Miami for his latest appearance at a sports event as he watched UFC fighters and was joined by several Cabinet members and top administration officials
When President Donald Trump took his seat at a UFC event in his home state of Florida, he received a standing ovation and cheers, which he described as evidence that “we’re doing a good job.” Trump shook hands with some supporters as he walked to his cageside seat Saturday night at Miami’s Kaseya Center while others waved his trademark red campaign cap. The Republican president, who stayed for several hours before flying back to his home in Palm Beach, said it was a “great honor” to receive that recognition from the crowd.
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“It implies that we are doing a good job. “We’d get the opposite if we weren’t doing a good job,” he told reporters who were traveling with him on Air Force One. In the nearly three months since he has been back in office, Trump has launched a broad effort led by billionaire Elon Musk to shrink government by firing thousands of workers and cutting spending, tried unsuccessfully thus far to end Russia’s war against Ukraine and impose tariffs against many countries, including close allies of the United States.
His early actions have been criticized by Democrats and even some Trump supporters. But at UFC, it was a night focused on the fighters in the cage.
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“Every one of them came up at the end, and they were great,” Trump said. “They’re all warriors, modern-day warriors,” I say. At one point, fighter Dominick Reyes walked over to the side of the Octagon after winning his bout and acknowledged Trump. After the interview that followed the fight, Reyes went to take a picture with the president. Kai Trump, Trump’s granddaughter, attended UFC 314 with him and described it as “awesome.” The president observed as the Australian Alexander Volkanovski won his tenth championship fight in a row, defeating Brazil’s Diego Lopes by unanimous decision early on Sunday morning. Trump is a longtime UFC fan and sports enthusiast who has frequently attended major fights and has had a longtime friendship with Dana White, the UFC president and CEO.
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It was Trump’s first UFC visit since returning to the White House in January and came weeks after he attended the Saudi-sponsored LIV golf tournament at his golf club in Miami.
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In February, Trump went to both the Super Bowl and the Daytona 500. He was cageside at a UFC championship fight in New York in November, shortly after winning the election. Trump’s close ties to the UFC had helped him win over young male voters for his campaign. President Trump and podcast host Joe Rogan shared an embrace as they entered the Miami arena with White. Rogan and Musk sat next to Trump. Several members of his administration, including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F., were also present at the event. Kennedy Jr., Director Kash Patel of the FBI, Tulsi Gabbard of the Directorate of National Intelligence, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio