Trump’s iconic YMCA dance explodes in popularity for pro athlete celebrations

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It now seems like NFL players overwhelmingly support President-Elect Donald Trump — at least in their choice of celebration. Players across the league, and professional sports as a whole, have been doing Trump’s iconic ‘YMCA’ dance to celebrate touchdowns and big plays.

Former Alabama star Calvin Ridley was seen after scoring a touchdown doing the dance as well as former Georgia legendary tight end Brock Bowers:

Perhaps the biggest showing of the dance over the weekend however came on Saturday night’s UFC card which Trump was in attendance for as he often is.

Jon Jones, known around the sport as arguably the best fighter in history, not only performed the dance after his knockout of Stipe Miocic, but actually personally shouted out Trump and thanked him for being there:

“I also wanna say a big big thank you to President Donald Trump for being here,” Jones said after his victory, starting a USA chant and asking the raucous crowd to ‘rate’ his dance. “I’m proud to be a great American champion, and I’m proud to be a Christian American champion.”

Michael Brauner is a Senior Sports Analyst and Contributing Writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP and hear him every weekday morning from 6 to 9 a.m. on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5, available free online.

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