President-elect Donald Trump appeared to thank New York City Mayor Eric Adams when the two crossed paths at Saturday night’s UFC event at Madison Square Garden, according to a lip reader.

Jeremy Freeman, a certified lip-reading expert, told The Daily Mail after reviewing footage of the encounter that the two appeared to have a warm, intimate conversation as they shook hands.

“Oh Eric…” Trump told the mayor before his face was blocked by Adams’ head, according to Freeman.

He continued to tell Hizzoner “Not really. Thank you for all the…” before he is once again cut off in the clip.

A Trump spokesperson told The Post they do not discuss the incoming commander-in-chief’s private conversations.

Adams attended the event as a private citizen, according to spokesperson Kayla Mamelak.

She declined to divulge what Adams spoke to Trump about, but said the mayor “has repeatedly made clear his commitment to collaborating with the incoming administration to improve the lives of New Yorkers.”

Tickets started at a whopping $415 in the 300-level, but skyrocketed to $1,659 on the floor where Adams met Trump. It was not immediately clear where Adams sat.

The moment came days after Adams publicly congratulated Trump on his election victory and then privately called him.

Trump, who was convicted for falsifying business records in Manhattan earlier this year, has appeared sympathetic towards Adams in the past as he faces his own federal charges related to an alleged bribery scheme related to a Turkish government official and other foreign nationals.

“We were persecuted, Eric. I was persecuted, and so are you, Eric,” Trump told the mayor at last month’s Al Smith Dinner.

Adams, the first sitting New York mayor ever to be indicted, has pleaded not guilty and said he still plans to run for reelection.

Adams and Trump claim he was targeted by the Department of Justice over his outspoken criticisms of the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of the migrant crisis — as hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants have flooded the Big Apple.

Some in the mayor’s camp believe Trump will hamper the case — or even toss a potential conviction, sources told The Post.

Trump already revealed plans Thursday to replace the US attorney in the case, Damian Williams — a Democrat, who has prosecuted Adams and other high-profile targets such as former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.

Williams will be replaced by Trump’s former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton as the US attorney for the Southern District of New York.

Adams, meanwhile, has softened his criticisms of Trump, stressing that he does not believe the soon-to-be 47th president is a fascist, despite a number of Democrats contending so.

“Making sensational statements disavowing the president-elect may generate attention for a political campaign, but it is poor policy and serves no benefit to the people of this city,” Mamelak said Monday.

The mayor recently revealed that he is “scenario planning” for Trump’s vowed mass deportation plans.

The president-elect on Monday confirmed that he plans to use the military to deport illegal migrants.

Adams and other city officials have tried to reassure New York’s immigrant communities that they will be safe. New York will remain a sanctuary city, which limits cooperation between local officials and the feds on immigration, officials said.

“New York City will always remain a city of immigrants and the beacon of liberty around the globe,” Adams told reporters the Wednesday after Election Day.

“We will work with the new administration and Congress to develop a realistic and compassionate national strategy for our immigration system.”

The mayor also expressed hope that Trump’s incoming administration would provide much-needed financial assistance for the city’s hefty cost of dealing with the migrant crisis.

“President Trump looks forward to working with anyone who is willing to make New York and America great again,” a Trump spokesperson said Monday.