Donald Trump received a warm welcome as he celebrated his election victory with Elon Musk and some of his cabinet leaders at the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in New York.

Trump entered the arena to loud music and cheers from the UFC 309 crowd at Maddison Square Garden.

He spent most of the night between UFC president Dana White and Tesla CEO Musk.

Two of Trump’s top cabinet leaders, Robert F Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, plus Vivek Ramaswamy, who will run Trump’s cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency with Musk, were also in the crowd.

Trump enthusiastically greeted podcaster and UFC announcer Joe Rogan, who supported the president-elect after appearing on his show before the election.

Trump waved to fans, who chanted “USA” as he walked to the octagon, before breaking into applause and dancing as the UFC played footage celebrating his election victory over Kamala Harris.

jon jones who retained his heavyweight UFC titleand then celebrated by greeting Trump and presenting the president-elect with his title.

“I want to thank President Donald Trump for being here tonight,” said Jones, who received a huge roar of approval from the crowd.

Trump has been a longtime supporter of the UFC and has attended many of its live events over the years.

Usually he is warmly received by fans, although he received some boos at a UFC event in 2019, near the end of his first term as president.

White has been one of Trump’s most high-profile backers.

The UFC president gave a speech at the Republican National Convention in July, saying, “I’m in the tough guy business and this guy is the toughest, most resilient human being I’ve ever met in my entire life.”