NEW YORK — The UFC has enjoyed many celebrity guests over the years, but the President of the United States attending a fight would certainly be the biggest.UFC president Dana White told TMZ on Thursday that new President-elect Donald Trump told him that he would plan to attend the historic card on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden after the election.Trump ultimately won the election on Tuesday, defeating former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.”Donald originally told me that he would come to the fight if he won,” White revealed. “I don’t think Donald really realized what his duties were going to be had he won. I think he’s meeting with (President Barack) Obama today, I don’t know, we’ll see. No pressure to come but it wouldn’t suck if he came.”Trump did have his first meeting with Obama on Thursday where the two leaders spoke for about 90 minutes before giving a statement to the press.Obviously, Trump has a lot to deal with between now and January when he’s officially inaugurated into office, so attending a fight — even one as big as UFC 205 — might not land on his radar right now.White did manage to attend Trump’s celebration on… Read full this story
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