The present went on in Denver on Saturday night time after the capturing at Donald Trump’s rally.
UFC Fight Night was underway shortly after what’s broadly believed to be an assassination try on the previous president.
The firm’s president, Dana White, has lengthy been pleasant with Trump, talking at a number of of his rallies previously. White can also be reportedly slated to talk proper earlier than Trump on the Republican National Convention this week.
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Evan Elder reacts after his victory over Darrius Flowers in a welterweight struggle throughout the UFC Fight Night occasion at Ball Arena on July 13, 2024, in Denver. (Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC through Getty Images)
Evan Elder, apparently, is a supporter as properly.
After his win by submission towards Darrius Flowers on the preliminary card, Elder voiced his help for his “boy.”
“I heard they simply tried to whack my boy Trump. I’m glad that man is OK – lengthy stay Trump, let’s go child. Trump 2024!” he stated after his victory to applause.
Trump has lengthy been a fan of the UFC, attending a number of occasions over the past a number of years. He most lately attended UFC 302 in Newark for the Islam Makhachev-Dustin Poirier title struggle, simply two days after he was discovered responsible on all counts of falsifying enterprise data within the first diploma.
Evan Elder reacts after his submission victory over Darrius Flowers throughout the UFC Fight Night occasion on July 13, 2024, in Denver. (Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC through Getty Images)
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Prior to that, he was at UFC 299 in Miami, simply hours after a rally in Georgia, the place he gave White reward.
Trump took in 4 UFC occasions final 12 months, together with UFC 287 (additionally in Miami) and UFC 296 (in Las Vegas) to look at Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington, respectively, who’ve each proven their help for Trump. Both fighters misplaced their respective bouts.
Trump was on stage in Butler, Pennsylvania, when gunshots rang out. Trump grabbed the facet of his face earlier than the Secret Service advised him to “get down.”
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures with a bloodied face as a number of pictures rang out throughout a marketing campaign rally on the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. (Reuters/Brendan McDermid)
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He was finally escorted off-stage, however not earlier than giving a fist to the gang. Sources have advised Fox News that the shooter was killed by the Secret Service counter sniper group.
Trump’s marketing campaign stated he’s “effective.”
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