The presence of Donald Trump at UFC 287 was a matter of delight for Dominance MMA CEO Ali Abdelaziz. Abdelaziz, a longtime fan of the former US president, was ecstatic that he got to shake hands with Trump at the event. In a video posted to his Twitter handle, the Dominance MMA CEO can be seen meeting the businessman-turned-politician cageside along with Dana White and Gilbert Burns.
Ali Abdelaziz meets Donald Trump
Overjoyed to have met Trump, who he considers the greatest president in the history of the United States, the 45-year-old thanked Dana White for providing him with the opportunity to meet the politician:
“Thank you to my brother @donaldjtrumpjr [for] bring[ing] me to shake the hand of the Greatest President in the history @realdonaldtrump. I’m always grateful to my big brother @danawhite for making our dreams come true.”
UFC 287 and Ali Abdelaziz’s longtime support for Trump
Donald Trump is a longtime UFC fan and has attended many of the promotion’s pay-per-views. He maintains a good relationship with Dana White and a few other fighters on the promotion’s roster. Ali Abdelaziz is a big endorser of the former president and has attended Trump rallies in the past. The former leader even gave a shoutout to the 45-year-old during the Cobb County event in 2020.
UFC 287 lived up to the hype, presenting fans with spectacular finishes and upsets. The event reportedly bagged a live gate of $11.9 million and is now the sixth highest-grossing event in the promotion’s history and the highest-grossing event in the Miami Dade-Arena. Abdelaziz’s client Gilbert Burns secured a dominant win against local hero Jorge Masvidal at the pay-per-view.
