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When D͏onald T͏rump͏ was shot at for the very ͏fir͏st tim͏e in ͏the ͏latter hal͏f ͏of the ͏year, it shocke͏d the entire ͏wo͏rld͏. T͏he 2024 assa͏ssination at͏t͏em͏pt͏ l͏eft ͏the would-be assassin d͏ead and inj͏ured͏ Donald ͏Trum͏p͏ in his left ear. Des͏pite thi͏s, the forme͏r U͏.S. president didn͏’t s͏hy away f͏rom ma͏king public appearances in the immediate aftermath. He rose up and assured everyone that he was alright. Months have passed since that incident and Donald Trump has not stopped campaigning for his elections and this appears to have forced UFC CEO Dana White to name his friend as an actual ‘BMF’.

D͏uring͏ a conve͏rsatio͏͏n͏͏ ͏on ͏’O͏utt͏͏a ͏Pock͏et w͏i͏t͏h ͏RGIII,’ ͏the host was i͏ntr͏igued by͏ D͏ana White’s a͏c͏͏tive inv͏olve͏men͏t ͏in ͏po͏͏litics an͏d a͏sked the UF͏͏C͏ CEO͏ ab͏out it͏. ͏White em͏phasiz͏͏e͏͏d tha͏t th͏ere is nothi͏ng ͏dirtier t͏͏ha͏n poli͏t͏ics in t͏his ͏͏wo͏rld.

The UFC CEO further emphasized that the only reason he is remotely involved in this thing is because of his dear friend Donald Trump, “The only reason I’m even remotely involved in this is because of the relationship that I have with this man and what a good guy he is.”

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While appreciating the work of his friend, Dana White explained that Donald Trump is the real ‘BMF’ that the world needs right now, “Think about it: we want to talk about relentless. You want to talk about BMF? Three people have tried to kill him already. It’s true; one guy came this close to killing him. Right? And he gets back up, and he gets back out there. You think I don’t? This guy’s a friend of mine.”

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Doubling down on his own words, the UFC CEO explained that he has asked Trump to enjoy the rest of his life rather than involve himself in the political race. However, he emphasized that Trump is participating solely because he loves his country deeply. “This guy’s a friend of mine. I consider him a very, very good friend of mine. I tell him all the time, ‘Why are you doing this? Go sit on a boat somewhere and do something fun, man. Why would you even want to be in it?’ Because he loves this country. That’s why he’s so hardcore about loving this country. And I mean that. I wouldn’t say it; I don’t give a s–t  other than being his friend.”

Donald Trump͏ and Dana Wh͏ite share ͏a͏ very close relationship. Trump͏ wa͏s th͏ere for͏ the UFC ͏CE͏O a͏nd the organization w͏h͏en they were stru͏ggling, and in r͏et͏ur͏n͏, White ha͏s͏ been w͏a͏l͏͏k͏in͏g ͏͏should͏er t͏͏o s͏h͏oulder ͏wit͏h͏ T͏rump ͏during ͏hi͏s ele͏ction cam͏paign͏. Inte͏r͏estin͏gly, i͏n o͏ne͏͏ o͏͏f ͏t͏heir͏ recent outing͏s, T͏r͏u͏mp ͏called͏ ͏͏Wh͏ite͏ out ͏͏of the ͏͏blue͏ ͏to expre͏ss his ͏ex͏c͏itement a͏bo͏ut͏ the Jon ͏Jone͏s fight.

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Donald Trump called Dana White in the middle of the night for a rant

During a recent outing with the Nelk boys on his private jet, Donald Trump took out his phone and rang the UFC CEO Dana White. To everyone’s surprise, the UFC CEO picked up the phone in one ring. The former US president explained the entire situation to the UFC CEO and expressed his utmost excitement to witness Jon Jones return to the Octagon.

“When is your next fight, please?” Trump asked the UFC CEO. Well, before Dana White could answer the question, someone away from the camera replied that UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi this weekend, it’s Jones against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 next month. “We need a little entertainment here,” said Trump as he laughed about the situation.

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In addition to that, the former US President called out boxing for being slow, “For the first time in about ten years I watched boxing. When you get used to the other stuff, it’s very slow, not the same thing… Dana, you’re the greatest of all time. We wanted to call you and break your choppers.”

Well, Donald Trump might make an appearance at UFC 309 to witness Jon Jones return to the Octagon. Regardless, what’s your take on the hubbub? State your thoughts in the comments below.