Trump Attends UFC Championship Fight In New Jersey, Taking A break From Musk Feud For Cage Fights

US President Donald Trump attends a UFC 316 event, headlined by a rematch between Georgian mixed martial artist Merab Dvalishvili and US mixed martial artist Sean O’Malley at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on June 7, 2025. (Photo by Frank Franklin II / POOL / AFP) (Photo by FRANK FRANKLIN II/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump walked out to a thunderous standing ovation just ahead of the start of the UFC pay-per-view card at the Prudential Center, putting his public feud with tech billionaire Elon Musk on hold to instead watch the fierce battles inside the cage. Trump was accompanied Saturday night by UFC President Dana White and the pair headed to their cage side seats to Kid Rock’s “American Bad Ass.” Trump and White did the same for UFC’s card last November at Madison Square Garden, only then they were joined by Musk. Trump shook hands with fans and supporters including retired boxing champion Mike Tyson

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