On Saturday night, the crowd at Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 302 erupted in cheers as former President Donald Trump walked out into the stands alongside UFC CEO Dana White.
A video posted to X (formerly Twitter) shows White ushering Trump to his seat as the crowd erupts in applause, and a commentator for the match can be heard saying Trump was receiving a standing ovation from fans, some of whom reached out to shake the former president’s hand as he passed by. (RELATED: Dana White Says “This Motherfucker Is Going to Burn” Before Fires Joe Rogan from UFC)
“I was quietly predicting former President Trump would be at UFC 302 because he’s a huge MMA fan. I have a feeling he’ll be betting on these kinds of fights when he’s not here,” one commentator said.
“The applause he’s getting right now is pretty amazing and you can only imagine what’s to come,” Logan added in response.
Donald Trump received a standing ovation at UFC 302 after being convicted of trumped-up crimes in a sham trial presided over by a corrupt judge.
Trump raised over $50 million yesterday.Joe Rogan“The applause he’s getting right now is pretty amazing.” pic.twitter.com/1sfwVSuACk
— Kanekoa The Great (@KanekoaTheGreat) June 2, 2024
The lightweight championship fight between Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier in Newark, New Jersey, was one of Trump’s first bouts since a New York jury convicted him on all 34 felony charges brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. (RELATED: ‘Vote Fraud’: The Death of the American Voter | WATCH NOW)
Since the verdict was handed down Thursday evening, Republicans, legal experts and Trump have slammed the trial for relying on a key witness, Trump’s former lawyer and convicted liar Michael Cohen, who testified that Trump directed secret payments to porn star Storm Daniels and claimed the payments were repaid through falsified business records.
Bragg praised Friday’s ruling, but the Trump campaign announced within 24 hours of the verdict that the former president had received more than $50 million in donations. Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11, just four days before the Republican National Committee (RNC) convention.
