Donald Trump reaction speaks volumes after former US president attends sporting event
Donald Trump was cheered as he attended UFC 295 on Saturday night
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Donald Trump received a huge amount of cheers after attending UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night.
The 45th President of the United States attended 'The World's Most Famous Arena' to watch the 30th anniversary show of the sport.
Trump entered shortly before the main card kicked off and was flanked by Secret Service agents.
Despite an ongoing legal battle, he was greeted by a huge amount of cheers when his face appeared on the big screen.
Donald Trump seemed in good spirits as he attended UFC 295 on Saturday
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Per The Sun, Trump walked into Kid Rock's 'American Badass' just after the end of the final preliminary fight of the night.
Fans in attendance chanted 'USA, USA, USA' and Trump seemed delighted by the positive reception he received.
Trump, who is a close friend of UFC president Dana White, has regularly attended those sporting events over the years.
He sat in VIP seats at UFC 287 and UFC 290, which took place in April and July this year.
White hailed Trump, saying: "This guy has been so good to me it's unexplainable.
"He's been a very good friend to me since the day I met him.
"When we bought this company it had such a bad stigma attached to it and the sport that we couldn't even get into venues, they didn't want us.
"Donald Trump saw that this thing could possibly be big, plus he's a sports guy who loves sports, and he offered us to come do the event at the Trump Taj Mahal at Atlantic City.
"He cut us a very fair deal and we went down there and did two events with him where he showed up for the first fight and stayed until the last fight.
"Imagine back then; Trump brand is way up, UFC brand is way down, but he took us in and he was great.
"Everything that ever happened to me in my career after that day, the first guy to reach out and say congratulations was Donald Trump; whether it was a letter or one time we were on the cover of the New York Times.
"He said, 'I always knew you were going to do it, Dana, congratulations.' And he sent me the paper. He sent me a pen one time congratulating me.
"He's always sending something to say congratulations; a guy who is genuinely happy for your success."
Briton Tom Aspinall was one of the stars of the show at UFC 295 on Saturday.
The 30-year-old took the interim heavyweight title by defeating Russian opponent Sergei Pavlovich.
Reacting to his win, he said: "If you ever get the chance to do something and you're scared to do it, you should just do it.
"It has been a crazy two and a half weeks."
He added: "He's a scary guy.
"I've never been so scared in my life but I have power too and I believed in myself.
"I've worked so hard over the years and no one has worked harder than my father so this belt is dedicated to him.
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Donald Trump was in attendance as Tom Aspinall won at UFC 295 on Saturday
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"I was struggling with the distance a little bit but we got there in the end."
Meanwhile, UFC were recently criticised for partnering up with beer company Bud Light.
However, White hit back at the backlash and insisted he was doing what is right for the sport.
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