Overview
- President Trump walked into UFC316 at the Prudential Center in Newark on June 8, receiving a thunderous standing ovation as he took cageside seats with UFC President Dana White.
- Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk did not attend after criticizing Trump’s $2.4 trillion "Big Beautiful Bill," marking a break in their high-profile relationship.
- Trump was joined by Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Eric Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and greeted fighters and broadcasters including Joe Rogan and Mike Tyson.
- In the main event, bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili defeated Sean O’Malley and vaulted from the Octagon to celebrate ringside with Trump.
- Earlier in the day the president ordered 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles to help quell violent clashes in the city.