(Spoiler Alert! If you don't want to know the result of the Poirer v. McGregor main event, don't read the end of this article.)
Patriotic chants of "USA" could be heard as former President Donald Trump made his way to his seat at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 264 event Saturday evening. Trump could be seen waving to the crowd as he walked through the Las Vegas crowd.
Many accounts across Twitter posted video of the occurrence confirming the initial reports of the chants happening.
Crowd at UFC chanting “U-S-A, U-S-A” pic.twitter.com/BBrKIbSSiE
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) July 11, 2021
The crowd chants USA as Former President Donald Trump makes an appearance at UFC 264 in Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/SArqg6vv4N
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) July 11, 2021
I am in the audience and can confirm https://t.co/KLMwEQanIK
— Tom Sauer 🇺🇸 ⚓️ 💣 (@thomasbsauer) July 11, 2021
UFC 264 was slated to be one of the biggest fight events of 2021, with the main event featuring polarizing lightweight fighter Conor McGregor facing off against U.S. fighter Dustin Poirer. The fight ended with Poirer scoring a technical knockout (TKO) after a doctor stopped the fight between the first and second rounds following McGregor severely injuring his left ankle towards the end of the opening round.