Stipe Miocic says it could be ‘fairly cool’ if Trump wrapped a belt round his waist at UFC 309

Stipe Miocic returns to the Octagon after a virtually four-year absence for a combat in opposition to the legendary Jon Jones… in entrance of a packed crowd at Madison Sq. Backyard, which can embody President-elect Donald Trump!

With the UFC heavyweight title on the road… we requested the 42-year-old Miocic if he’d be 45 (and shortly to be 47) to tackle Dana White for an evening, and wrap the belt round his waist when he defeats Bones.

“I am not in opposition to it,” Stipe responded, saying, “That might be cool if a president did it. The president-elect.”

Miocic then checked out somebody within the room with him and requested, “[Trump’s] I will be there, proper?” … which they confirmed.

It strains up with what Michael Chandler, who can be on the cardboard in opposition to Charles Oliveira within the co-main occasion, advised us on Thursday … saying DJT advised him he could be at UFC 309 if he received the presidential election .

Naturally, President Trump received in a landslide, profitable not solely the Electoral School (which determines the winner) but additionally the favored vote.

FYI: Miocic is a working-class man from Ohio (a clearly pink state), however he isn’t overly political.

Nonetheless, Stipe has sometimes commented on Trump previously … together with when DJT was practically killed in an assassination try in Butler, PA on July 13.

If Trump makes a cameo on the planet’s most well-known area, it will not be the primary time he is appeared this yr to help his good pal Dana’s enterprise.

Take a look at the interview with Miocic… the place the long run Corridor of Famer breaks down every little thing concerning the UFC 309 primary occasion, together with the magnitude of the combat he believes would be the largest of his profession!