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President Donald Trump tells Dana White he will not attend Mayweather vs McGregor - ‘He feels like he’ll ruin it’

The VIP guest list for the upcoming “Mayweather vs. McGregor” boxing extravaganza set to go down inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Aug. 26, 2017, is sure to feature the highest of rollers. But, what are the chances President Donald Trump -- who has a great relationship with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White — attends the “Fight of the Century” in “Sin City?”

See for yourself.

“Funny you say that, but they called me yesterday and I don’t think they’ll come, but they’ll be watching,” White said in an interview with TMZ.

When asked if “The Donald” wanted to show up to the event, White said he did, but didn’t want to ruin the spectacle by taking attention away from it with all of the security measures that come with being POTUS.

“100 percent (he wants to come),” White added. “But, he feels like he’ll ruin the event if he shows up. Secret Service is gonna have to go through the place, they’ll have to shut down streets and create crazy traffic,” concluded White.

Fair enough.

One person who may be there is five-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady -- another one of White’s buddies crushes — as the brash UFC head honcho says if the New England Patriots legendary signal caller shows up, he’ll give him as many front row seats as he wants.

It’s good to be king the GOAT.

The international press tour for “Mayweather vs. McGregor” kicked of yesterday in Los Angeles, Calif., with the second leg taking place earlier today (July 12, 2017) inside Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

For more on both press conferences click here and here.

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