President Trump made a dramatic, grand entrance at the UFC 316 fight on Saturday night in New Jersey, sparking a wave of “USA!” chants from the excited crowd.
The commander in chief walked ringside at the Prudential Center with UFC CEO Dana White scored to the Kid Rock song “ American Badass.”
Trump greeted several celebrities in attendance including former World Heavyweight Champion Boxer Mike Tyson and UFC announcer Joe Rogan.
Several seemingly random civilians in the crowd also received glad-hands from the president during his pomp-filled arrival.
Ivanka Trump, the First Daughter, Eric Trump, the First Son, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Alina Habba, Acting Attorney for the State of New Jersey, were also present at the event on Saturday.
The last time President Trump attended a UFC event, SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk joined him. Earlier this week, Musk took to his platform X to unleash a series of erratic posts targeting the president.
Saturday’s main event is a bantamweight bout between Merab “The Machine” Dvalishvili and “Sugar” Sean O’Malley. Dvalishvili has won a UFC-bantamweight division record of 11 straight victories leading up to Saturday.
