Donald Trump attends McGregor-Poirier 3

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Former President Donald Trump appears to be in Las Vegas this weekend.

UFC president Dana White told TMZ on Friday that Trump will sit on the Octagon-side for UFC 264 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for the third fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier.

White, an avid Trump supporter, said Trump is not hiding in a box somewhere. That’s not his style. Instead he would sit on the floor behind White.

Saturday’s appearance will be one of Trump’s first public appearances, outside of his political rallies, since he left office.

Trump has a long history in the UFC, Dana White

Saturday’s fight will be the second Trump has attended in recent years.

He attended UFC 244 at Madison Square Garden in 2019, which officially made him the first sitting or former president to attend an MMA fight, though he received a mixed reaction from the crowd that was about the best reaction he could expect. in a sport.

Trump attended many college football games during his entire time in office, and attended a World Series game in Washington in 2019 but he was enthusiastically booed.

White and Trump have known each other for at least two decades as well, ever since White hosted some of his first UFC events at Trumps casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. White spoke in support of Trump at both the 2016 and 2020 Republican National Conventions, and occasionally spoke at campaign rallies for him, too.

Trump shouldn’t be the only celebrity in attendance. According to TSNs Aaron Bronsteter, Justin Bieber, Dave Chappelle, Kevin Durant, Odell Beckham Jr., Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox, Mel Gibson, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker all have plans to show up as well.

While it’s unclear what kind of reaction Trump will receive at the T-Mobile Arena, it’s safe to assume he won’t be welcome on a long list of celebrities who are also making the trip.

UFC president Dana White, who was seen here at a campaign rally in 2020, said former President Donald Trump will be joining her for UFC 264 on Saturday in Las Vegas. (Jim Watson / AFP / Getty Images)

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