Over the years, the UFC has grown tremendously, and the promotion has been successful in making MMA popular around the globe. Currently, a great number of celebrities are ardent fans of MMA. One among them is none other than the former POTUS, Donald Trump. Trump loves the sport dearly and is a close friend of the UFC president, Dana White. His enthusiasm for MMA was visible when he came to watch UFC 287 in Miami. As a close friend of White, Trump sat along with him to watch the thrilling event. 

A number of celebrities, including Trump, gathered to watch the exciting bouts between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira and between Jorge Masvidal and Gilbert Burns. Trump, being a fan of Jorge Masvidal, made sure that he watched Gamebred’s last UFC fight. Now, to the surprise of fight fans, Masvidal has shared a picture with the former US president.

Fans react after seeing Jorge Masvidal with Donald Trump

When Dana White sat down for the post-fight press conference of UFC 287, the UFC boss mentioned the presence of Donald Trump. White provided fans with some of the least expected information regarding Trump. The UFC boss mentioned that Trump was a huge UFC fan. He added that Trump calls him twice a month to talk about the bouts he watched. The former POTUS also shows a keen interest in knowing about the recent happenings in the UFC world. 

Like every ordinary fight fan, Trump is aware of who is fighting whom, and his favorite fighters are Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal. The former POTUS has publicly praised the fighting style of ‘Chaos’. However, now he shares a moment with Masvidal. The ex-BMF champion took to his social media handle to post a picture with Trump.

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Along with the tweet, he wrote, “We got your back.” The post surfaced days after Trump was accused of concealing classified information and crucial evidence unlawfully. Masvidal felt that the people and law are treating the former POTUS mercilessly. He called it a “witch-hunt”. After coming across the post, fans gathered in the comment section.

One of the fans mentioned the beef between Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal. ‘Gamebred’ attacked ‘Chaos’ in Miami; he punched him twice, which resulted in Covington breaking his tooth.

A fan appreciated Masvidal after posting the picture.

Another fan mocked ‘Gamebred’ for losing a lot in fights. He was confused about whether Masvidal supporting Trump was a good thing or not.

A fan assumed that the photo could make Covington jealous.

In fact, many social media users brought up Colby Covington in their tweets.

One of the Twitter users loved the picture.

A fan felt that the photo was not real.

The fans indeed had mixed reactions after seeing Masvidal and Trump together. It is a well-known fact that arch-rivals Covington and Masvidal are huge Trump supporters. Both have spoken about him on several occasions. Thus, it might not be surprising for UFC fans to see Masvidal strike a pose with Trump.

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