Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee for president in 2024, appeared at the UFC fight on Saturday night at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, where a sold-out crowd went wild as he entered the stadium.
As Trump walked in alongside UFC’s chief Dana White, the UFC event organizers gave him walk-in music and the crowd went wild:
DONALD TRUMP IS IN THE BUILDING! 🇺🇸#UFC299 | Live on TNT Sports & discovery+ pic.twitter.com/17fpb0T7bA
— UFC on TNT Sports (@ufcontnt) March 10, 2024
WE GOT TRUMP HERE TONIGHT WITH THE LOUDEST POP #UFC299 pic.twitter.com/pVQ7lmSxdl
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) March 10, 2024
The UFC crowd goes wild when Donald Trump enters like a boss 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ySaYFUkWqn
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) March 10, 2024
The crowd goes WILD for President Trump at UFC 299! pic.twitter.com/JKUSPVxfbD
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) March 10, 2024
Sound up for this one. Trump at #UFC299 pic.twitter.com/tKYRJejAmL
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) March 10, 2024
Some reporters even noted that the crowd shouted “USA!” and “Fuck Joe Biden!” when Trump appeared:
Thousands erupt in cheers as Donald Trump enters a Miami arena where he’s watching a UFC match in the front row. The crowd later chanted “USA” and “F— Joe Biden.”
Earlier today at a Georgia rally, he said the fights “might be a little tamer than the election business.” pic.twitter.com/9DaTJpQYCm
— Stephanie Lai (@stephaniealai) March 10, 2024
Trump has regularly appeared at UFC events in recent years and is an avid fan of the sport.
Earlier in the day, Trump rallied with supporters in Georgia–competing with Democrat President Joe Biden, who was also campaigning in the state. Trump’s event drew thousands, while Biden’s crowd was minimal.
According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Biden’s Atlanta event only drew “dozens.” Meanwhile, in Rome, Georgia, Trump–according to the Northwest Georgia News–drew thousands.
Trump just wrapped up the GOP nomination for president and became the presumptive nominee for the third straight presidential election earlier this week with blowout victories on Super Tuesday. Biden, meanwhile, spent Thursday evening yelling at Congress in what observers agree was the most partisan and divisive State of the Union address in modern memory.