Former President Donald Trump received an enthusiastic greeting from a New York area crowd just two days after he was convicted of 34 felony counts in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s dubious “hush money” case against him.

On Saturday evening, former President Donald Trump showed up at UFC 302 in Newark, New Jersey, just over the river from his hometown of New York. Trump, who has become somewhat of a mainstay at UFC pay-per-view events since he became the first U.S. president to attend an event in 2020, was flanked by UFC President Dana White as he entered the Prudential Center.

UFC play-by-play commentator Jon Anik noted that the New York metro area crowd gave the former president a standing ovation as he strolled into the arena, frequently pausing to shake hands with supporters.

Upon getting to his seats, Trump paused to greet Anik, Joe Rogan and former two-division UFC Champion Daniel Cormier at the commentary booth. Fans then erupted into chants of “USA” as the president gave a fist pump when he was again shown on the stadium jumbotron.

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“Boy, the round of applause he’s getting right now is pretty staggering,” Rogan said on the broadcast. “And you had to have imagined that’s what was going to happen.”

The event marked the first time Trump had attended a UFC main card since March, when he held two rallies earlier in the day before sitting cage-side at UFC 299 in Miami. Prior to that, he received a roaring ovation from fans at Madison Square Garden

UFC 302 was also the first public appearance for Trump since he was convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a case that has been plagued by political bias. The former president has vowed to appeal the verdict to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary.