WATCH: Donald Trump shakes hands with Joe Rogan at UFC 296 leaving fans begging for podcast collab
Donald Trump received huge response from the UFC crowd as he visited the T-mobile arena to watch UFC 296. As such, he shook hands with Joe Rogan.
Donald Trump shook hands with Joe Rogan at the UFC 296 event (via X)
Former US President Donald Trump attended the huge year-end PPV card, UFC 296 headlining Leon Edwards vs. Colby Covington. He was uplifted by the support he received from the crowd at the event. Once he entered the arena, people roared in support of him. Later, he took his seat on the octagon side beside UFC CEO Dana White and other important officials. But, before that, he shook hands with the UFC 296 commentary team, including Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier, and Jon Anik.
Donald Trump came to the event to support Colby Covington, a long-time follower of the former US President. As he came to be seated by the octagon, Joe Rogan reached up to Donald Trump and shook hands with him. He acknowledged the former President for his stature. Now, after the video between them was released on X, fight fans wanted a collaboration between them and expressed their interest in a JRE podcast episode.
UFC 296 delivered as advertised and even exceeded the expectations of the fight fans. However, Donald Trump came in support of Colby Covington, and he lost the fight. Although ‘Chaos’ lost, he was in high spirits and acknowledged the former President’s support in the post-fight interview.
Colby Covington lost the fight against Leon Edwards by a unanimous decision. However, Donald Trump’s support of ‘Chaos’ and Covington’s support of Trump never took a dent. They supported each other on their cause, and now Covington wanted Trump to win the Presidential Election in 2024.
Fans react to Donald Trump shaking hands with Joe Rogan
Donald Trump was an avid fight fan and made his appearance at UFC 296 to support his follower Colby Covington in his pursuit of UFC gold. As he was about to take his seat, Joe Rogan came up from the commentary seat to shake hands with the former President.
After the interaction between Joe Rogan and Donald Trump at the UFC 296 event, fight fans expressed their wish for a podcast between them. Joe Rogan’s JRE podcase was popular and featured many high-profile guests. On that note, fans wanted Donald Trump on the podcast. Here are some of the interesting reactions from the fans:
Fans urged Joe Rogan to approach Donald Trump for a podcast invite. However, the interaction between the two was a simple kind gesture and nothing more. But, the stature of the two men would make it possible in the future. Also, fans questioned the differences in their political beliefs in the comments. Anyway, they both enjoyed witnessing the spectacular fights of UFC 296.
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