President Trump attended UFC 327 Saturday night and received cheers and applause from the Miami MMA crowd as he entered the arena.
Trump strolled into the Kaseya Center just after 9 p.m., flanked by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, UFC boss Dana White and his youngest daughter, Tiffany Trump, as Kid Rock’s “American Badass” blasted through the arena.
The commander in chief also greeted high-profile attendees, including UFC announcer and podcaster Joe Rogan, as he made his way to his seat.
Trump arrived at the UFC match moments before Vice President JD Vance revealed the US failed to strike a peace deal with Iran after more than 21 hours of grueling talks in Pakistan to end the six-week war that has rocked the Middle East.
“The bad new is that we have no reached an agreement,” Vance told reporters in Islamabad.
“And i think that’s bad new for Iran much more than it’s bad news for the United States of America. They have chose not to accept our terms. So we go back to the United States having not come to an agreement.”
Trump, a close friend to White, has been a UFC regular, showing up at multiple events during his second term with family members and conservative bigwigs.
He attended Saturday’s event months before he plans to host a cage match on the White House lawn for 25,000 spectators to celebrate America’s 250th birthday on June 14 — which also marks his 80th birthday.
Ilia Topuria will put his UFC lightweight title on the line against interim champ Justin Gaethje as the headliner for the one-of-a-kind event in Washington.
The co-main event also features UFC gold up for grabs — and in one man’s case, a chance at history — as Alex Pereira seeks to become the first three-division champion in the organization’s history when he and Ciryl Gane vie for an interim heavyweight title.
Saturday’s match saw Jiri Prochazka and Carols Ulberg face off for the vacant UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
