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UFC head White: “Trump will not attend the tournament with the participation of Makhachev and Maddalena, but he supports the sport”
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UFC head Dana White said that US President Donald Trump is not going to personally attend the UFC 322 tournament, which will take place in New York.
The main event of Saturday’s competition will be a welterweight title fight between Russian Islam Makhachev and defending champion Jack Della Maddalena (Australia). Makhachev vacated the UFC lightweight title to fight for the welterweight belt.
— President Trump is one of those who likes to support sports. But no, Trump will not be at this event, Fox Sports quotes White.
During his MMA career, Makhachev won 27 victories and suffered one defeat, while Della Maddalena had 18 victories and two defeats.
Watch the live broadcast of the UFC 322 tournament on Sunday from 4:00 (Moscow time) on the Match TV channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source: Sportbox
