"We Want to See Guys Who Are Willing to Risk Their Lives Out There" - Kamaru Usman Slams Idea of 7 Title Fights on the White House Card

"We want to see guys who are willing to risk their lives out there" - Kamaru Usman slams idea of 7 title fights on the White House card

Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman doesn’t seem to be a big fan of U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments for the White House card.

“Bad Idea”: Former UFC P4P No. 1 Explains Seven Title Fights at White House Could Backfire

At a recent JAXXON Podcast appearance, Jon Anik floated an ambitious idea about the UFC White House event possibly featuring six to seven title fights. While fans dream of a seven-title-fight card, a former P4P king is sounding the alarm, joining a growing chorus of experts who believe the ambitious plan is a ‘bad idea’ that could backfire spectacularly. Recently, Chael Sonnen laid out why stacking six or seven title fights on one card could be …

Dana White Confirms UFC White House Plans: 'We’ll Have 5,000 Live on the Lawn' With 85,000 Fans Across the Ellipse

The UFC’s planned White House event in June is shaping up to be far bigger than a single Octagon on government property. According to UFC president Dana White, the promotion has finalized plans that will allow tens of thousands of fans to take part in what he describes as a once in a lifetime experience ...

Former Champ Criticizes Back to Back Title Bouts at UFC White House: "I might be asleep"

Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and two-division champion Henry Cejudo shared their unfiltered thoughts on the proposed UFC White House event during their latest Pound4Pound podcast episode, with both stars expressing serious concerns about the ambitious concept. The discussion centered on recent reports suggesting the White House event could feature six to eight championship bouts, a format both veterans believe would be detriment…

Dana White details 'UFC takeover' of D.C. for White House event

The logistics for the UFC event at the White House this summer are done.UFC CEO Dana White revealed details about the upcoming event scheduled for June 14 in Washington D.C. in a pair of interviews on Thursday. It's not just going to be a night of fights, it's going to be a week-long UFC invasion. “We literally just got done going through all the logistics of how to set it up there, how many people we can have,” White told CBS Mornings. “It’s lo…

Dana White on UFC White House – “We’re basically going to take over D.C.”

UFC CEO Dana White has revealed that plans for the June 14 UFC White House fight card are being finalized. “We literally just got done going through all the logistics of how to set it up there, how many people we can have,” White told CBS on Thursday. “It’s looking like we’ll have 5,000 people live on the White House lawn. It will be on the south lawn and then across the street is the park, it’s called the Ellipse, I think, and we can have 85,00…