US President Donald Trump, who is busy building his cabinet after his victory in the US election, enjoyed some leisure time on Saturday by attending an Ultimate Fighting Championship event with Elon Musk. He celebrated his electoral win by cheering on his fans amid tight security at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

According to Reuters, Trump considers UFC president Dana White a close friend and considers fans of the sport to be part of his political base. Trump sat between White and Musk for most of the night and paid close attention to the bouts. He also interacted with the fighters after the bouts. He was greeted with music when he arrived and the crowd there seemed excited to catch a glimpse of him and shake hands with him.

Trump watched five matches 

He spent hours at the event and watched five matches until 1:30 a.m. Sunday. The main event in the Octagon at UFC 309 was a bout between Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world. Jones thanked Trump in his victory speech after winning and they shook hands.

Colleagues of the proposed cabinet were also present

Trump was accompanied at the event by House Speaker Mike Johnson, Tesla CEO Musk, Trump's close adviser singer Kid Rock and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whom he plans to nominate for Health and Human Services secretary. Trump's running mate for intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard and singer Jelly Roll were also with him. Trump did some dance moves as his signature campaign song "YMCA" played over loudspeakers.

The controversial statement was given in this arena

His appearance at Manhattan's famous arena was also reminiscent of a controversial campaign rally on October 27, when a warm-up comedian mocked Puerto Rico as a floating island of garbage. At Madison Square Garden, an arena with a seating capacity of about 20,000, many people wore red "Make America Great Again" hats, a key part of Trump's campaign.