Donald Trump: With Elon Musk and Kid Rock at an MMA fight

US President-elect Donald Trump (78) attended a heavyweight fight by the mixed martial arts organization Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in New York City on Saturday evening. Trump attended the event in the famous Madison Square Garden accompanied by several prominent supporters.

At the future president’s side were, among others, UFC boss Dana White (55) and tech billionaire Elon Musk (53), who will be a future government advisor alongside Trump and will lead the country’s fortunes. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (70), who was recently appointed future Secretary of Health, and the self-confessed Trump fan and rock musician Kid Rock (53) were also part of the group.

The event to which Trump and Co. appeared was the main fight between UFC champion Jon Jones (37) and challenger Stipe Miocic (42). The fight was originally scheduled for November 2023, but had to be postponed due to an injury to Jones.

The UFC is the largest professional mixed martial arts (MMA) league. The martial art, which combines various fighting techniques such as boxing, kickboxing and wrestling, is particularly popular in the USA. UFC boss Dana White had already publicly supported Trump during the election campaign.

Trump, who was greeted by the audience as he made his entrance to the sounds of Kid Rock’s “American Badass,” has been friends with Dana White and Kid Rock for years. After the main fight, Trump and the evening’s winner, Jon Jones, congratulated each other. The athlete even let Trump hold the championship belt.

A few days before the US election, Trump appeared at a campaign event in Madison Square Garden that caused a lot of controversy. Among other things, the appearance of comedian Tony Hinchcliffe (40), who described Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage”, led to sharp criticism.