{"id":2371840,"date":"2024-11-21T16:53:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T21:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/star-recognizes-star-ufcs-jon-jones-honors-trump-with-hard-fought-gift\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T16:54:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T21:54:18","slug":"star-recognizes-star-ufcs-jon-jones-honors-trump-with-hard-fought-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/star-recognizes-star-ufcs-jon-jones-honors-trump-with-hard-fought-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Recognizes Star: UFC\u2019s Jon Jones Honors Trump with Hard-Fought Gift"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fstar-recognizes-star-ufcs-jon-jones-honors-trump-with-hard-fought-gift%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=2371840&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--><p>The article \u2064discusses the political climate following the withdrawal of former Republican Representative Matt \u2062Gaetz\u2064 from consideration as Donald Trump&#8217;s attorney general, which left Trump supporters feeling frustrated with the \u2063Senate&#8217;s establishment. Despite this\u200c setback, the article \u200demphasizes the \u200bongoing support Trump receives from figures in sports, highlighted by UFC champion Jon Jones. After defending his heavyweight title, Jones presented his \u200bchampionship\u2064 belt to Trump in\u2062 a display \u200dof admiration, showcasing \u2062a moment\u2063 of political and\u200d cultural cohesion. Jones&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">post-fight actions included performing<\/a>\u200b a dance associated with Trump and expressing gratitude toward Jesus Christ during his interview, emphasizing themes of faith and patriotism.\u2062 The\u200c author argues that moments of apparent political defeat, like Gaetz\u2019s withdrawal, are overshadowed\u2064 by the revival of \u2062support for freedom\u2062 and \u200dfaith under \u200dTrump&#8217;s leadership.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Each apparent victory for the enemies of freedom, no matter how temporary, reminds us of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/double-digit-inflation-looms-as-first-headache-for-italys-meloni\/\" title=\"Double digit inflation looms as first headache for Italy\u2019s Meloni\">difficult task ahead<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, after news broke on Thursday that former Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/matt-gaetz-will-not-trumps-next-attorney-general-former-representative-makes-stunning-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Gaetz<\/a> of Florida had withdrawn his name from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s attorney general, Trump supporters had good reason to feel dejected and outraged at the establishment politicians in the Senate who resisted Gaetz&rsquo;s nomination in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, in the wake of Gaetz&rsquo;s withdrawal, and in case you missed it over the weekend, UFC world heavyweight champion Jon &ldquo;Bones&rdquo; Jones&rsquo;s post-fight gesture toward Trump at New York City&rsquo;s Madison Square Garden on Saturday should serve as a salutary reminder that, in the grand scheme of things, political and cultural momentum remain with the president-elect.<\/p>\n<p>After defending his title, Jones left the ring &mdash; known as &ldquo;The Octagon&rdquo; &mdash; and presented his championship belt to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Readers may watch that incredible moment in the clip below.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Note, too, that Jones and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/first-ratings-report-since-trump-visit-brings-dismal-news-morning-joe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> did not merely shake hands like business associates. Instead, the president-elect grasped the champion&rsquo;s hand and pulled it to his own heart, signifying deep affection.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jon Jones hands his UFC heavyweight championship belt to President Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X3qJFPzRzG\">pic.twitter.com\/X3qJFPzRzG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/historyinmemes\/status\/1858140281385975906?\">November 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To anyone who watched the entire scene unfold, Jones&rsquo;s respect for Trump could not have come as a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>After all, moments after winning the fight, Jones performed Trump&rsquo;s trademark &ldquo;YMCA&rdquo; dance.<\/p>\n<p>Podcasting megastar and UFC announcer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/joe-rogan-finally-makes-endorsement-elon-musk-lays-compelling-case-trump-hear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Rogan<\/a>, who endorsed Trump shortly before the election, loved it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ahhhh, he did the Trump dance! Spinning back-kick to the body, followed by the Trump dance,&rdquo; Rogan said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jon Jones just won his UFC fight and did the Trump dance. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0yXSF20pUU\">pic.twitter.com\/0yXSF20pUU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/1858035170109964791?\">November 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jones, of course, joined a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-following-ufc-onto-trump-train-league-embraces-elon-musks-x-president-elects-iconic-dance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">growing list<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/network-unable-hide-top-us-soccer-players-trump-celebration-incredible-goal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prominent athletes<\/a> who have punctuated big plays by imitating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wow-controversy-swarms-cbs-network-gets-accused-hiding-nfl-players-trump-celebration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">president-elect<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, in case readers did not already admire the UFC champ, Jones&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-rogan-will-not-appear-on-ufc-271-broadcast\/\" title=\"Joe Rogan Will Not Appear on UFC 271 Broadcast\">post-fight interview<\/a> should add to his legend.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While everybody&rsquo;s cheering and so happy,&rdquo; Jones told Rogan &ldquo;I want to acknowledge Jesus Christ.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Then, after acknowledging that he owed his talents to Jesus, the fighter gave fans an important message.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I know that there&rsquo;s millions of people around the world watching right now. And I just want to let you guys know that Jesus loves you so much,&rdquo; Jones added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">God bless Jon Jones.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While everybody&rsquo;s cheering and so happy, I want to acknowledge Jesus Christ.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gYp6Nni7vw\">pic.twitter.com\/gYp6Nni7vw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; George (@BehizyTweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BehizyTweets\/status\/1858038040242905317?\">November 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Imagine: Millions of people watched a champion fighter honor the president-elect and then praise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lions-kicker-uses-nbc-interview-spread-love-jesus-incredible-last-second-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jesus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In short, every Gaetz-like setback pales in comparison to the ongoing revival of freedom, patriotism and faith under Trump.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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For example, following the announcement on Thursday that former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz from Florida had stepped back from being considered for President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s attorney general position, supporters of Trump understandably felt disheartened and frustrated with the Senate establishment that initially resisted Gaetz&#8217;s nomination. In light of Gaetz&#8217;s withdrawal and in case you missed it over the weekend, UFC heavyweight champion Jon \u201cBones\u201d Jones\u2019 gesture towards Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday serves as a powerful reminder that political and cultural momentum still favors the president-elect. After defending his title, Jones exited &#8220;The Octagon&#8221; and presented his championship belt to Trump\u2014a moment viewers can see in the clip below. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that Jones and Trump did more than just shake hands; instead, the president-elect took hold of Jones&#8217; hand and brought it to his heart, indicating a deep connection between them. To anyone who witnessed this moment unfold live, it was clear that Jones held great respect for Trump. Just moments after winning his fight, he even performed Trump&#8217;s signature &#8220;YMCA&#8221; dance move\u2014something podcasting star and UFC commentator Joe Rogan appreciated greatly: \u201cAhhhh, he did the Trump dance! Spinning back-kick to the body followed by the Trump dance,\u201d Rogan remarked.<\/p>\n<p>Jones is now part of an increasing number of prominent athletes who celebrate significant achievements by mimicking actions associated with the president-elect. Additionally, if readers weren&#8217;t already impressed by him before this event, they certainly would be after hearing his post-fight interview where he stated: \u201cWhile everybody\u2019s cheering and so happy&#8230; I want to acknowledge Jesus Christ.\u201d He went on to express gratitude for his talents being a gift from Jesus while delivering an uplifting message: \u201cAnd I know there are millions watching right now&#8230; Jesus loves you so much.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>God bless Jon Jones\u2014imagine millions witnessing a champion fighter honor both their future president and praise Jesus simultaneously! Ultimately, every setback like Gaetz&#8217;s pales when compared to Trump&#8217;s ongoing revival of freedom, patriotism, and faith<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2371841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Trump-vs-Jon-Jones.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4722,45466,3847,3634,8095],"class_list":["post-2371840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-honor","tag-jon-jones","tag-sports","tag-trump","tag-ufc"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Trump-vs-Jon-Jones.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371840","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2371840"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2371848,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2371840\/revisions\/2371848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2371841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2371840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2371840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2371840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}