New behind-the-scenes footage emerges of Donald Trump’s appearance at UFC 309

A week after appearing next to the octagon at Madison Square Garden, a new video has been released showing the day newly elected President Donald Trump had ahead of UFC 309.

The video, published on the Twitter account of Trump campaign deputy communications director Margo Martin, showed the long day the former and future president had last Saturday.

Trump left his mansion, Mar-a-Lago, sometime in the afternoon – along with House Speaker Mike Johnson – aboard ‘Trump Force One’ en route to New York.

Along the way, he sat next to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nominee for HHS secretary, before landing in the Northeast.

Trump and his entourage made their way to the Garden before encountering UFC President Dana White.

Backstage, Trump took photos next to Kennedy and Tesla CEO Elon Musk before entering the arena floor.

The video captured the moment heavyweight champion Jon Jones presented Trump with his belt

The president-elect was seated right next to the octagon to watch the festivities unfold on the main card – which included fights from Trump supporter Bo Nickal and Charles Oliveira.

Trump was also in attendance for the night’s main event when Jon Jones defeated Stipe Miocic in the third round of their fight to retain the UFC Heavyweight Championship.

After eliminating Miocic, Jones did the “Trump dance” in the octagon. Once it was announced that he had retained his championship, Jones presented Trump with his heavyweight belt for inspection.

Once the evening was over, cameras captured a crowd of fans waiting outside MSG to greet the president-elect before he returned to the plane, picking up McDonalds along the way for the return trip.

Trump is no stranger to the UFC, having attended multiple fights and even hosted many events in the early history of the MMA circuit at his Atlantic City hotels.

He attended the event about a week and a half after his decisive election victory over Vice President Kamala Harris earlier this month.