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Donald Trump‘s victory lap after beating Kamala Harris may simply embody a cease at UFC 309 … as Michael Chandler tells TMZ Sports activities he is below the impression the president-elect might be there subsequent weekend.
Chandler — who’s preventing Charles Oliveira on the cardboard’s co-main occasion — says one of many final instances he talked to Trump within the leadup to Tuesday’s election, The Don instructed him he’d present as much as the Nov. 16 battle evening at Madison Sq. Backyard if he beat Harris on Nov 5.
“He said, ‘I’ll either be there on Nov. 16 because we won the election, or if I lost, I’ll be depressed and I won’t show up,'” Chandler instructed us.
“Obviously, he won the election, so it sounds like he’s going to be there.”
Trump, after all, isn’t any stranger to attending Dana White‘s huge occasions … he is been at a bunch via the years — together with again in June, when he made the journey to Newark, N.J. for UFC 302.
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Unknown but if his plans are nonetheless intact following the large election evening victory … however Chandler mentioned he is positive hopeful Trump might be there, as he is been an enormous supporter of DT’s through the years.
In truth, he says he is acquired a USA ‘match deliberate for the large championship tilt vs. Oliveira.
“I will have the American flag on my person,” the 38-year-old promised. “And it’ll be an honor to go out there, get my hand raised, at the world’s most iconic arena, in front of our president-elect, and it’s going to be a good night at Madison Square Garden.”
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As for his opponent, Oliveira, who’s from Brazil, instructed us he thinks it might be cool to sq. off with Chandler in entrance of Trump.
It is all slated to go down in a matter of eight days simply minutes earlier than the Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic heavyweight bout … getcha popcorn — and MAGA hats? — prepared!
