The fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. is such a hot ticket, even President Donald Trump considered attending.
UFC President Dana White told TMZ Tuesday the White House called him about the event and said there was “100 percent” interest from Trump about attending. However, he doesn’t think the president will be in Las Vegas on Aug. 26.
“He feels like he’ll ruin events,” White said. “Secret Service is going to have to go through the place, shut down streets and create crazy traffic.”
White has long been a vocal supporter of Trump and even spoke at the Republican National Convention when the then-candidate first accepted his nomination. Even with limited tickets available, the president obviously has enough pull to get himself good seats if he wanted.
The promoter did also note that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady could get all the tickets he wants if he chooses to come to the match.
According to Greg Beacham of the Associated Press, tickets for the bout will range from $500 to $10,000. Darren Rovell of ESPN added that the cheapest you can find a lower-level ticket is $5,000, although you can expect it to be a lot more on the second-hand market.
Trump will instead likely be among the many people purchasing the pay-per-view for $99.95.
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