UFC Fight Night took place in Denver last weekend, just hours after an attempted assassination of Donald Trump [1]. While attending a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Trump was the target of a shooting that could have left him dead. However, the UFC carried on as normal.
UFC President Dana White has long supported President Trump and even spoke at several of his rallies. White is set to speak before Trump at the Republican National Convention.
Evan Elder, an MMA fighter who won his fight against Darrius Flowers by submission, also showed his support for Trump from inside the ring.
JUST IN: UFC fighter Evan Elder gives a shoutout to Donald Trump after the ass*sination attempt at his rally.
Elder made the comments after getting a second-round win in Denver.
“Hey. I heard they just tried to whack my boy Trump. I’m glad that man’s okay. Long live Trump.… pic.twitter.com/ov8LYPdmvy [2]
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 14, 2024 [3]
“I heard they just tried to whack my boy Trump. I’m glad that man is OK – long live Trump, let’s go baby. Trump 2024!” Elder said after his victory.
Trump has been a longtime supporter of the UFC, regularly attending events over the years. He was at UFC 302 in Newark for the Islam Makhachev-Dustin Poirier title fight just two days after he was found guilty on all counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.
The former president was on stage at his rally in Pennsylvania when gunshots were fired. Immediate action was taken by the Secret Service, who told him to take cover.
Hardest picture of all time. pic.twitter.com/gjAkAChgOQ [4]
— Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸 News (@DonaldTNews) July 13, 2024 [5]
He was eventually escorted off stage after giving a fist pump to the crowd.
🚨DEVELOPNG: Donald Trump just survived an assassination atempt.
PRAY! pic.twitter.com/5ZUDUrfinV [6]
— Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸 News (@DonaldTNews) July 13, 2024 [7]
The shooter was killed by a Secret Service counter-sniper team.