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Dana White Says UFC Hosting First-Ever White House Fight on July 4
UFC CEO Dana White confirmed Ivanka Trump will help organize a one-of-a-kind fight at the White House to mark the US 250th Independence Day, with a $1.1 billion broadcast deal backing the event.
- Dana White, the UFC boss, confirmed plans for the first-ever UFC fight at the White House on July 4, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the US founding.
- White stated he will meet with President Trump and his daughter Ivanka to finalize the plans, which may include a cage fight with up to 25,000 attendees on the White House grounds.
- The event is part of UFC's $7.7 billion deal with Paramount, allowing fights to stream on Paramount+ and air on CBS.
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Why do Dana White and Donald Trump keep pushing for a White House UFC match?
Taking a page from Imperial Rome's tradition of bread and circuses to entertain and mollify the populace, President Donald Trump and Ultimate Fighting Championship President and CEO Dana White are moving ahead with a proposed UFC match on the White House grounds during next year's July 4 Semiquincentennial celebration. The president was "dead serious" about hosting the fight when he raised the issue earlier this summer, said White House Press Se…
Dana White confirms UFC fight at the White House next year
(CNN, KYMA/KECY) - A non-political battle is coming to Washington, D.C., at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to be exact. President Donald Trump is preparing to host an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event at the White House next year. UFC CEO Dana White confirmed it during an appearance on "CBS Mornings" Tuesday. White also said he spoke about the UFC event with President Trump Monday night, and more talks are scheduled. According to an anonymous…
Washington, United States.- The White House will be the scene of a mixed martial arts (MMA) fight on July 4, 2026, as Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) confirmed.The date coincides with the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States.This will be the new dance hall that Trump will build in the White House: it will cost $200 millionWhite said that President Donald Trump personally contacted him to or…
Trump Picks Ivanka to Host Cage Fight on White House Lawn
Donald Trump has handed his daughter Ivanka an unexpected job: hosting a UFC cage fight on the White House lawn. Ivanka, once a top adviser in her father’s first term, had largely disappeared from politics—until now. At Trump’s request, she’s stepping in to lead what will be the first-ever UFC event on White House grounds. “When [Trump] called me and asked me to do it, he said, ‘I want Ivanka in the middle of this,’” UFC CEO Dana White said on C…
After the Paramount merger, could UFC stage a July 4th fight at the White House?
Hours after Paramount and UFC announced a billion-dollar rights deal, Dana White said he had yet to hear from his friend, President Donald Trump, on his thoughts about the fight company’s new streaming home.That was fine with White. The UFC CEO was set to travel to Washington on Aug. 28 to meet with Trump and his daughter, Ivanka, to catch up and discuss logistics on the proposed Fourth of July fight card next year at the White House.Trump said …
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