Cage fighters and Trump, an ultimate power combo

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

91% : Even as he campaigned for the White House, Trump attended three UFC fights, earning massive ovations. UFC fighters shower Trump with praise.
79% : "Trump made himself the hero.
70% : "See you at MSG @realDonaldTrump," UFC fighter Bo Nickal, a Trump supporter, added on X. Several other fighters expressed their enthusiasm for Trump, including Justin Gaethje, Jorge Masvidal and Michael Chiesa.
67% : Linda McMahon, his wife, was tapped by Trump to head the Small Business Administration during his first term.
59% : Trump did earn an 11th-hour endorsement from someone with one foot in the fight world and another in celebrity stardom: top podcaster Joe Rogan.
57% : "MMA (mixed martial arts) is a matter of national pride and Trump connects with many fighters," Lucas Dos Santos, the newly crowned Maryland Muay Thai amateur cruiserweight champion, told AFP.
51% : When Trump held his election night victory party at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, a notable non-relative joined his family on stage: UFC chief executive Dana White.
49% : As UFC head, White oversees a sprawling empire of contained violence -- a community to which Trump has maintained close ties for decades.
42% : Trump "doesn't quit.
36% : In a bizarre merging of worlds, Jake Paul, the YouTube sensation who joined Trump on a podcast during the campaign, was fighting boxing icon Mike Tyson -- 30 years his senior -- in a much-hyped matchup Friday.
32% : The former UFC commentator interviewed Trump for three hours shortly before Election Day, providing a platform for the candidate to speak to millions of mainly young men about a range of issues.
28% : When Dos Santos attended UFC events where Trump showed up, "people were screaming like it was Julius Caesar entering the Colosseum.

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