Trump to attend Conor McGregor’s fight
Former president to attend alongside Justin Bieber, Megan Fox, and Kourtney Kardashian, according to reports
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump is reportedly attending an upcoming Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier.
McGregor is a known supporter of the former US president, who he called “quite possibly the USA Goat [greatest of all time] a day after Joe Biden took office.
"Phenomenal President," the Irish fighter tweeted in January. "Quite possibly the USA Goat [greatest of all time]. Most certainly one of them anyway”.
Mr Trump’s attendance was reportedly confirmed by UFC president Dana White, who told a TSN reporter, Aaron Bronster, on Wednesday that Mr Trump was among the stars attending the fight on Saturday in Las Vegas.
Justin Bieber, Megan Fox, Kourtney Kardashian, and Machine Gun Kelly are also expected to attend.
Donald Trump’s visit to New York for UFC fight cost taxpayers $250k
Trump golf club to pay $400k over selling alcohol in fatal crash
When is McGregor vs Poirier and how can I watch UFC 264?
Las Vegas is bouncing back, but the virus is on the rise too
Trump says Capitol riot suspects being treated ‘unbelievably unfairly’
Before running for office in 2016, Mr Trump was a boxing promoter for a brief period in the 90s, hosting high profile fights at his casinos, which eventually went bankrupt.
UFC’s president said last year he did not “give a s***” if his organisation lost fans because of his 20-year friendship with the former US president, Business Insider reported.
"I can't say it enough. This guy is such a good friend and such a loyal, amazing guy, man. He's a great guy. A friend of mine for a long time,” Mr White said of Mr Trump.
It is not the first time the former US president has attended a UFC event, after he appeared at an event at Madison Square Garden in New York in 2019, also at the invitation of the UFC president.
The crowd booed and cheered, and on Saturday will be expected to do the same.
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments