Donald Trump arrived at UFC 287 with Kid Rock to huge cheers on Saturday night.
The former president received a rousing welcome as he made a surprise appearance at the event at the Kaseya Center in Miami, according to videos and photos posted on social media.
The audience later chanted “USA” after Trump got up to wave to them, according to one video.
He sat ringside with UFC president Dana White, Kid Rock, and Mike Tyson. Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., also attended the event and was pictured speaking with his father.
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UFC fighter Jorge Masvidal gave a shoutout to Trump after losing his final professional fight to Gilbert Burns.
“I wanted to say, greatest president in the history of the world sitting right there,” he said, according to the New York Post. “I love that guy.”
The Miami native then turned his flattery to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis — who has emerged as Trump’s most formidable foe so far as he seeks the 2024 Republican nomination in his re-election bid for the White House.
“We also got the greatest governor of all time here in Florida,” he said. “Let’s keep Florida free, a red state…”
The fighter then asked the crowd to join him in chanting the anti-President Biden slogan.
“And let’s take back — you know who, Let’s go Brandon motherf—er … replace him,” he shouted to the crowd of Biden, 80.
He then beckoned the crowd to continue chanting “Let’s go Brandon” — to which they happily obliged.
.@GamebredFighter declares Donald Trump to be the best president in history, Ron DeSantis to be the greatest governor ever, and starts a "let's go Brandon" chant. pic.twitter.com/TaPLMjmotv
— KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) April 9, 2023
