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President Donald Trump was greeted by a packed crowd at UFC 327 in Miami on Saturday night, in what was the president’s first appearance at a sporting event since the start of the Iran war.
Trump has been a regular fixture at UFC and other martial arts events during his presidency, during his 2024 campaign and even as far back as his first term.
In 2025, Trump participated in UFC 316 and Miami fight night. In 2024, he participated in UFC 302 in June and UFC 309 in November.
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President Donald Trump waves to the media after stepping off Air Force One at Miami International Airport in Miami, Fla., on April 11, 2026. Trump was in town to attend a UFC fight. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
In 2019, he participated in UFC 244.
Prior to Saturday, the last major sporting event Trump attended was the College Football Playoff national championship game between Indiana and Miami at Hard Rock Stadium on January 19.
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Trump was notably absent from this year’s Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics in Italy, and did not attend other events after the Iran war broke out.
But after Tuesday’s ceasefire agreement, Trump has returned to the sport. Trump spoke about the ongoing situation with Iran at the White House before he left to Joint Base Andrews to travel to Miami for the UFC event.
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“We are in very deep negotiations with Iran, we are winning regardless. We have defeated them militarily,” Trump told reporters. “Whether we make a deal or not makes no difference to me. And the reason is because we’ve won whether you listen to the fake news or not.”
