Ari Emmanuel is from Chicago and currently is co-CEO of the Robert Morris talent agency, and owns the UFC, which he acquired this summer for $4 billion. UFC is a sporting tournament of Mixed Martial Arts that combines boxing and martial arts with relatively few rules. There was a story a few days ago Trump wanted to attend the UFC event last night in Madison Square Gardens but the Secret Service didn’t like that idea.
http://nypost.com/2016/11/11/secret-service-doesnt-want-trump-going-to-ufc-fight/
If his name sounds familiar, he has two brothers you know – former Obama White House chief of staff and current Chicago mayor Rahm Emmanuel, and Obamacare chief architect Zeke Emmanual.
It’s possible the UFC is the main reason for them to meet or maybe it is for Trump to tell him to kiss his ass. It’s hard to know. One observation is the people meeting with Trump and his transition team have a lot of testosterone.
Ari was Trump’s agent and bought the Miss Universe pageant from Trump when NBC Universal wanted Trump to get lost
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-meeting-with-ari-emanuel-rahm-brother-trumps-former-agent/
Trump characterizes Ari as a close friend.