UFC president Dana White treated his friends Donald Trump, Mike Tyson and Kid Rock to a VIP experience during UFC 287 at FTX Arena in Miami, Florida on Saturday night.
Trump, 76, received a roaring ovation from the crowd when he joined the others in the front row, close enough to the cage to get splashed with blood.
This was the first public appearance for Trump since his indictment and once again felt the love from the crowd when Jorge Masdival called him the greatest POTUS of all time.
Masdival, 38, lost to Gilbert Burns via unanimous decision and announced his retirement with a speech that included the compliment for Trump, who he has openly supported for years.
Trump became the first president to sit cageside in 2019 when he attended Masdival’s UFC 244 victory over Nate Diaz at Madison Square Garden.
Stars are out at UFC 287
Plenty of fighters were present at the event and quite a few NFL players, including Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson.
Nobody made quite the waves that Trump did, though, and his presence even led to one of the most iconic pictures of the year.
Trump, who is dealing with legal trouble at the moment, didn’t have to travel too far from his Mar-A-Lago estate to join White.
Free agent WR Odell Beckham Jr. was also in the building as he gets closer to signing with the New York Jets.