President-elect Donald Trump celebrated his election victory on Saturday night (November 16) by attending an Ultimate Fighting Championship event with billionaire friend Elon Musk and cheering fans at a heavily guarded Madison Square Garden in New York City, Reuters reports.
Known by some in the mixed martial arts world as the “Combatant in Chief,” Trump counts UFC President Dana White as a close friend and considers fans of the sport part of his political base.
Trump sat between White and Musk for much of the night and paid rapt attention to the fights, sometimes chatting with the fighters after their matches.
Among those joining the president-elect were House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson, Tesla CEO Musk, a close Trump adviser, singer Kid Rock and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whom he plans to nominate for secretary of Health and Human Services.
Trump intelligence chief pick Tulsi Gabbard and country singer Jelly Roll were also in his entourage.
Trump did some dance moves as his signature campaign song, “YMCA,” played over the loudspeaker.
