Donald Trump has a fondness of mixed martial arts and can often be found attending UFC events.
The former US president has a plethora of American UFC stars on his side — with Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal being the most notable. Despite their support, the 78-year-old has picked against his fellow patriots when asked about his favorite fighter.
During a recent interview, Donald Trump showered Dana White with praise for his irreplaceable work with the UFC.
“Ah, Dana. There’s nobody like him,” Trump said during a Kik stream with Adin Ross. “I always say, everybody can be replaced, except Dana.”
“That guy travels the world looking for fighters… From countries nobody ever heard of. That’s where he finds the best fighters.”
“He cannot be replaced. He’s truly great and what he does.”
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Donald Trump then revealed the man that he considers his favorite to ever compete inside the octagon.
“I think Khabib [is my favorite fighter]. I mean, how good is he? Khabib was 29 [or] 28 and 0, and then his father died and he stopped.”
“I don’t think he ever lost a round. He fought many times, he never lost a round.”
Trump continued, detailing how his recent brief moment with Khabib Nurmagomedov played out.
“I got to meet him at a fight, two fights ago… I met Khabib, though… He came to me and said, ‘You’re the man that can stop the war.'”
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“He knows they’re his people on both sides. There’s so many people dying in that war.”
“We weren’t talking about fighting, we were talking about a different kind of fighting. A much worse kind of fighting.”
“He was very concerned about that whole thing, that war. He said, ‘You can get it stopped.’ And I can get it stopped.”
Trump then made a promise to Khabib and all those in favor of ending the war.
“If I win the election, the first thing I’m going to do is get Putin and get Zelenskyy, I know them both well, and get them to make a deal because it’s crazy.”
