UFC chief Dana White said Trump would knock Biden out in the ring

UFC chief's assessment

Head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Dana White said that a hypothetical bout between Donald Trump and Joe Biden would end with a knockout of the former US president. He said this while answering journalists' question about the possible outcome of such a meeting in the ring, — reports Life.ru. White spoke highly of Trump's physical condition and endurance, calling the head of the White House one of the strongest and toughest people he has ever met. In his opinion, Biden would have virtually no chance of avoiding an early defeat. 'That's exactly how it would happen. It would be very bad,' White said about the likely knockout of the ex-president. He did not break down the rivals' tactics or the conditions of the hypothetical bout, but made it clear that he considers Trump's advantage obvious.

Context: the joke about an appointment to the White House

This is not the first time White and Trump have appeared in the same news story. Earlier, according to Life.ru, Trump jokingly suggested appointing the UFC chief as White House press secretary, and among his potential aides he listed well-known fighters, including Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev. Trump later clarified that he had not seriously intended to involve mixed martial arts stars in the work of his administration. White's statement about a possible knockout is his personal assessment of a hypothetical scenario, not a confirmed event: no negotiations or organization of such a fight ever took place, and sources do not report any real political consequences of the remark.