Donald Trump was in the creating at UFC 302 Saturday evening — just two days later and 9 miles away from the NYC courtroom exactly where he was convicted this week — and the former president received a rousing standing ovation from the packed crowd!

Trump walked into the Prudential Center shortly just after the key card kicked off, flanked by UFC honcho and close pal, Dana White, and a gang of Secret Service agents.

45 was shown on the large screen inside the Newark, NJ arena, and numerous of the close to-17k MMA fans lost it!

“The round of applause he’s having proper now is fairly staggering,” Joe Rogan reacted on the broadcast.

As Trump produced his way to his seat, he shook dozens of hands … like Rogan’s.

A single particular person who did not stand up, or even seem to cheer, was Jets star quarterback Aaron Rodgers who was sitting with former teammate Marcedes Lewis. AR is close with DT opponent Robert Kennedy Jr. … who even viewed as the 4x NFL MVP as his operating mate. RFK Jr. alternatively chosen Nicole Shanahan.

If the standing ovation wasn’t adequate of a clue that the crowd was decidedly in Trump’s favor (Aaron aside) … the “F*** Joe Biden” was certainly all the proof you require.

Trump in the end sat proper up against the Octagon, subsequent to White. Kevin Holland, just after an impressive armbar stoppage, approached Donald and shared a couple of words with the 2024 presidential candidate. Sean Strickland also showed like to DT just after his win against Paulo Costa.

Of course, the arrival of Trump comes just more than 48 hours just after he was convicted on 34 criminal counts in a New York City courthouse.