Trump support dominates the weekend in sports as athletes perform the president-elect’s dance moves

The NFL, UFC, boxing and college football all had strangleholds, and there was one underlying theme across the sports landscape.

It was not an individual battle or matchup on the gridiron. Instead, it was President-elect Donald Trump and the dance he did during his campaign rallies. Support for Trump may have seeped from the sports world in the days leading up to the election, but it really exploded over the weekend.

While there was no Trump dance at the Jake Paul and Mike Tyson fight, Paul and Tyson both expressed their support for him in the past. Paul went so far as to support him in the 2024 election and celebrate his victory in the aftermath.

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President-elect Donald Trump salutes Jon Jones after he defeated Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden, early Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s dance moves were on full display at UFC 309.

While the president-elect sat in the cage with nominees for his future cabinet, Jon Jones defeated Stipe Miocic via knockout and made Trump’s move immediately afterward. He pointed at Trump right after and gave his UFC Heavyweight Championship for Trump to hold.

“… And tonight was incredibly special,” Jones said per MMA fight. “Finishing (Daniel Cormier) is up there as well. Stephan Bonnar was the first star I fought as a young man. Everyone around me told me I was nobody and I couldn’t do it and I really had to doing it.work on meditation and raising my self-esteem for the first time to beat Stephan Bonnar taught me that I could be great at something I became a champion was just very personal.

“And tonight, tonight is the biggest moment of my life. To talk about Jesus in front of our president and let the world know how truly proud I am to be an American champion, that felt great, man. To finish Stipe, that felt great.”

Bo Nickal also paid tribute to Trump after his victory. Instead of a dance, he pretended to swing a golf club.

Lions defensive end Za’Darius Smith (99) celebrates a sack against the Jacksonville Jaguars with linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez during the second half at Ford Field in Detroit, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (Junfu Han/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Trump’s golf swing and dance were showcased by Detroit Lions defensive backs Za’Darius Smith and Malcolm Rodriguez on Sunday. Both players performed the moves after sacking Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Mac Jones.

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Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers did the dance move after scoring a touchdown against the Miami Dolphins.

“I’ve seen everybody do it,” Bowers said, per USA today. “I watched the UFC fight last night and Jon Jones did it. I like watching UFC so I watched it and thought it was cool.”

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Calvin Ridley and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine performed the celebratory dance against the Minnesota Vikings after a touchdown.

College football didn’t seem to have anyone new to doing the dance move. But last week it was all sports.

UFC president Dana White was asked why he thought fighters were gravitating toward the president-elect.

“If you watched the election, the whole country is relating to Trump right now,” White said. “Won all the swing states; the only states she (Democratic vice presidential nominee Harris) won were the ones you didn’t need ID to vote in. It would have been interesting if you did need ID. I feel that the whole country … I feel like someone is hitting the reset button.

Miami Dolphins safety Jevon Holland tackles Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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“The way this election went, everybody was hoping it was a blowout both ways, so there wouldn’t be any more bulls—. What I think is everybody’s tired of the bulls—. We’re all tired. We’re all together. We just want to live our lives and run our businesses and raise our families and do all that s— and hopefully all of this will simmer down in the next four years.”

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