{"id":1427979,"date":"2022-04-10T20:45:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T00:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1427979"},"modified":"2022-04-10T20:45:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T00:45:11","slug":"watch-florida-gov-ron-desantis-gets-rock-star-reception-at-ufc-273-in-jacksonville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-florida-gov-ron-desantis-gets-rock-star-reception-at-ufc-273-in-jacksonville\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Gets Rock Star Reception at UFC 273 in Jacksonville"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-florida-gov-ron-desantis-gets-rock-star-reception-at-ufc-273-in-jacksonville%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1427979&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Florida\u2019s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to show how wildly popular he is in the Sunshine State with the rock star-like reception he found this weekend at UFC 273 event in Jacksonville.<\/p>\n<p>When DeSantis entered the arena, the house erupted in cheers and applause for him, as video of the night shows:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Epic night for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovRonDeSantis<\/a> last night at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC273?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC273<\/a> with his entrance, his intro by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jon_Anik?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jon_Anik<\/a> and his ringside reaction with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@danawhite<\/a> he\u2019s such a boss. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c93GK8FNxX\">pic.twitter.com\/c93GK8FNxX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Florida Grand (@florida_grand) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/florida_grand\/status\/1513126287816200194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That wasn\u2019t the first raucous applause DeSantis earned that night. The crowd erupted again when the Gov. was formally announced over the loudspeakers.<\/p>\n<p>Many speculate that DeSantis is considering a run for president in 2024.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Florida was one of the few states that continued welcoming the UFC when so many other states were shutting down all sports venues to address the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the UFC was pleased to <a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/sports\/2021\/03\/16\/ufc-intends-to-welcome-fans-next-month-in-jacksonville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announce<\/a> events in Jacksonville in 2021 at the height of the COVID scare when most places were wallowing in lockdowns.<\/p>\n<p>A year ago, DeSantis was excited to tweet out that he met UFC President Dana White ahead of UFC 261.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It was great to meet with the legend <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DanaWhite<\/a> in Jax ahead of the big fight between <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GamebredFighter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GameBredFighter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USMAN84kg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USMAN84kg<\/a> this Saturday in a sold out <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VyStarVetArena?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VyStarVetArena<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC261?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC261<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C47XWlsgCK\">pic.twitter.com\/C47XWlsgCK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1385340251606900741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ahead of the bout, DeSantis welcomed the UFC to the \u201coasis of freedom\u201d in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of stuff that comes flying at you, particularly from media, social media, all this stuff. Some people don\u2019t like to handle that. Dana White goes right in the teeth of that,\u201d DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/floridapolitics.com\/archives\/422941-ron-desantis-welcomes-full-throttle-ufc-to-jacksonville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, Florida Politics reported.<\/p>\n<p><i>Follow Warner Todd Huston on Facebook at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston\">facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida\u2019s Republican Gov. 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