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The UFC 290 saw historic fights on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Robbie Lawler brutally knocked out Niko Price in just 38 seconds while Dricus Du Plessis defeated Robert Whittaker in Round 2. However, the crowd went wild when the 45th US President, Donald Trump walked from backstage at the event, waving and clapping at the audience.
Trump entered the T-Mobile Arena immediately after Lawler played the final fight of his career and took a seat alongside White and heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson. In the main event, Alexander Volkanovski finished Yair Rodriguez in Round 3 to retain his UFC featherweight title.
Trump made his entrance to UFC 290 alongside White and was seated next to Mike Tyson. The crowd cheered the former US President, who joined analysts Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier at the commentator desk. During his arrival, the 77-year-old was spotted high-fiving fans, waving at them, and giving them a thumbs-up.
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Dricus Du Plessis greets Donald Trump after win
Donald Trump arrived at the conclusion of the Lawler-Price bout and enjoyed the Plessis-Whittaker fight. After winning the fight in Round 2, South African fighter Dricus Du Plessis came out of the octagon and greeted Trump and White, who were sitting in the commentator box.
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This is not the first time when Trump has attended a UFC fight as he watched Nate Diaz’s fight with Jorge Masvidal in 2019 while his most recent appearance came in April when Israel Adesanya fought Alex Pereira in the main event.
