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Madison Square Garden erupted Saturday night as Donald Trump entered the arena to watch UFC 295 in the Big Apple.
The former president was flanked by UFC chief Dana White and political commentator Tucker Carlson as he made his entrance after the preliminary fights.
Trump was spotted chatting with singer Kid Rock near the Octagon, while comedian and actor Bill Burr was also in the crowd alongside actor/musician Jared Leto and UFC royalty including Justin Gaethje and Dustin Poirier.
Trump, dressed in his signature dark blue suit and red tie, shook White’s hand before taking a seat in his side cage.
He received a huge ovation and the crowd followed with chants of “USA” before the promo for the UFC’s 30th anniversary event played.
Donald Trump was among the crowd at Madison Square Garden for UFC 295 on Saturday night
The former president was flanked in New York by UFC chief Dana White and Tucker Carlson
Trump was spotted chatting with singer Kid Rock near the Octagon at Madison Square Garden
A few minutes later, the Garden went crazy again when the 45th president appeared on the big screen in the arena.
Jiri Prochazka’s fight with Alex Pereira for the vacant light heavyweight title topped the bill in New York on Saturday night.
Trump has been attending UFC events in recent years and there was speculation all week that he would be at the Garden on Saturday night.
The crowd got their wish shortly before the start of the main card when Trump made a grand entrance, raising the volume in ‘The World’s Most Famous Arena’.
But the former president is currently embroiled in a number of legal battles. including a civil fraud lawsuit in New York and four criminal charges.
Two concern his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, while one concerns his handling of classified documents and another concerns false accounting allegations involving hush money.
Trump even took the stand earlier this week as part of the civil fraud trial in New York.
The crowd erupted when Trump entered the arena after preliminary fights on Saturday night
The 77-year-old was dressed in his signature navy blue suit and red tie on Saturday evening
Trump entered the Garden just before the featherweight fight between Diego Lopes and Pat Sabatini.
Lopes ultimately won that fight with a first-round knockout at 1:30.
The next fight ended the same way just a second later – with Benoit Saint-Denis delivering a head kick and punches to rival Matt Frevola in their lightweight match.