{"id":1967832,"date":"2023-07-09T10:30:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T14:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ufc-crowd-cheers-as-trump-enters-packed-vegas-arena\/"},"modified":"2023-07-09T10:31:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T14:31:45","slug":"ufc-crowd-cheers-as-trump-enters-packed-vegas-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ufc-crowd-cheers-as-trump-enters-packed-vegas-arena\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC crowd roars for Trump at Vegas arena."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fufc-crowd-cheers-as-trump-enters-packed-vegas-arena%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=1967832&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--><h2>Former President Donald Trump Makes a Grand Entrance at UFC 290<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Former President Donald Trump entered the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Saturday night to a roaring crowd, meeting with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-the-maskless-celebs-at-super-bowl-2022-and-some-of-their-old-posts-that-didnt-age-well\/\" title=\"All The Maskless Celebs At Super Bowl 2022, And Some Of Their Old Posts That Didn\u2019t Age Well\">numerous celebrities<\/a> and even a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ufc-star-dedicates-win-to-victims-of-communism-this-fight-is-for-all-the-people-whove-been-hurt-by-marxists-ideologies\/\" title=\"UFC Star Dedicates Win To Victims Of Communism: \u2018This Fight Is For All The People Who\u2019ve Been Hurt By Marxists Ideologies\u2019\">victorious fighter<\/a> at UFC 290.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UFC President Dana White accompanied Trump to his seat, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ufc-crowd-cheers-as-trump-enters-packed-vegas-arena\/\" title=\"UFC crowd roars for Trump at Vegas arena.\">high-fiving supporters<\/a> before the main event. South African fighter Dricus Du Plessis was also recorded greeting the former president after he defeated Robert Whittaker in round 2.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Throughout the night, Trump was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-guy-fieri-mel-gibson-ufc-las-vegas-1811767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photographed<\/a> with podcast host Joe Rogan, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1677874818325049346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">director<\/a> Mel Gibson, and even celebrity chef Guy Fieri, host of Food Network\u2019s \u201cDiners, Drive-Ins and Dives.\u201d Podcast host Benny Johnson captioned a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1677870801763090432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1677870801763090432%7Ctwgr%5E422db6b3572c33bb034b7c43f5b09ed8045d2bad%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsweek.com%2Fdonald-trump-guy-fieri-mel-gibson-ufc-las-vegas-1811767\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photo<\/a> of the former president with Fieri, \u201cTrump in Flavor Town,\u201d referring to the celebrity chef\u2019s nickname, the \u201cMayor of Flavortown.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And the crowd goes absolutely wild for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rToI1XogN1\">pic.twitter.com\/rToI1XogN1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RichardGrenell\/status\/1677866725780627456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HAPPENING NOW\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@danawhite<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dricusduplessis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dricusduplessis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC290?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC290<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WQcoaSB6OC\">pic.twitter.com\/WQcoaSB6OC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dan Scavino Jr.\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83e\udd85 (@DanScavino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanScavino\/status\/1677883281583243264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">UFC 290 is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/ifw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">headline<\/a> event of International Fight Week, which began on July 3 and ends Sunday. Trump and White are known to be friends, with White speaking at the Republican National Convention in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=dana+white+2016+rnc&#038;oq=dana+white+2016+rnc&#038;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigAdIBCDMxNDZqMGo3qAIAsAIA&#038;sourceid=chrome&#038;ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&#038;vld=cid:4906e8ee,vid:NWRegLnAXAs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2016<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6YhZ9gT8LHc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2020<\/a> to support Trump. The former president is a frequent spectator at UFC events, attending UFC 287 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/04\/08\/president-donald-trump-attends-ufc-287-miami-cageside-dana-white-kid-rock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April<\/a> and inspiring a \u201cUSA!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1644900888245403648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1644900888245403648%7Ctwgr%5Ea5c607a03bc401e3225d5e75a00ea297fe34fc71%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tmz.com%2F2023%2F04%2F08%2Fpresident-donald-trump-attends-ufc-287-miami-cageside-dana-white-kid-rock%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chant<\/a>. In 2019, as president, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ufc\/2019\/11\/02\/ufc-244-donald-trump-mixed-reaction-protesters-outside-msg\/4143658002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attended<\/a> a UFC event at Madison Square Garden in New York City.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hours before the fight Saturday, Trump delivered a 40-minute speech at Calvary Chapel in Las Vegas where he <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/07\/09\/trump-warns-biden-gloves-are-off-in-speech-before-attending-ufc-290\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">warned<\/a> about the direction of the country and told President Joe Biden that the \u201cgloves are off.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI wouldn\u2019t have said this three weeks ago. I wouldn\u2019t have said it. I was actually very kind to him,\u201d Trump said. \u201cI was very kind to him, but now we can\u2019t be kind anymore because the gloves are off. The jar has been opened \u2026 He\u2019s totally compromised.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Trump also called Biden \u201ccorrupt\u201d and \u201cincompetent\u201d and said the issues like immigration, crime, and the economy have become much worse under the Biden administration. Likely referencing recent accusations and the House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/this-president-is-compromised-comer-says-biden-family-brokered-over-40m-worth-of-foreign-deals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">investigation<\/a> into the Biden family\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-secret-service-intervened-in-hunter-biden-gun-incident-lied-on-background-check-form-report-says\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Secret Service Intervened In Hunter Biden Gun Incident; Lied On Background Check Form, Report Says\">overseas business dealings<\/a>, Trump claimed the president has \u201ctaken millions of dollars from other countries like China.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI don\u2019t like doing the same word for two people,\u201d Trump said regarding his \u201cCrooked Hillary\u201d nickname for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. \u201cWe\u2019re using the word crooked for Joe Biden because Joe Biden is the most crooked president in the history of our country by a factor of hundreds. He\u2019s a crook.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">President Trump lost Nevada in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/elections\/2016\/results\/nevada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2016<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2020\/11\/03\/us\/elections\/results-nevada.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2020<\/a> by less than three points but hasn\u2019t written the state off for 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe have a big job to do. This has been a hard state. I really believe it\u2019s a Republican state,\u201d Trump said. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump made a grand entrance at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The crowd cheered as he mingled with celebrities and met a victorious fighter at UFC 290. Accompanied by UFC President Dana White, Trump greeted supporters with high-fives before the main event. South African fighter Dricus Du Plessis was also captured exchanging pleasantries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1530,"featured_media":1967833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1967832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1530"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1967832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1967833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1967832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1967832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1967832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}