Dana White insists that the UFC will hold an event at the White House next year, even if it’s going to be a logistical nightmare to accomplish.
Last month, the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, announced that next year the White House will host a special Independence Day event, with a UFC card taking place on the White House lawn. While the announcement was unexpected, it’s not completely out of nowhere as Trump is a fixture at UFC events and close friends with Dana White. But that doesn’t mean the thing is going to be easy.
Speaking with reporters after the Contender Series on Tuesday, White addressed some lingering questions about the UFC White House card, admitting that they are barely in the planning stages for the event at this point.
LAS VEGAS – Dana White admits there are already obstacles to making the UFC White House event a reality.
U.S. president Donald Trump proposed hosting a UFC event on the grounds of the White House on July 4, 2026, and UFC CEO White plans on flying out to Washington at the end of the month to figure out logistics.
White is no stranger to organizing big events after putting together UFC 306 this past September at the Sphere in Las Vegas, labeling it as a love letter to Mexico. White was asked to explain the differences between the challenges of the Sphere vs. the White House.
“This is a different challenge,” White told MMA Junkie and other reporters Tuesday after DWCS 77. “I want to do it on the south lawn, and they have some weight issues. The octagon is 25,000 lbs so, it’s going to be incredibly challenging. And then the weather, which I hate and said I would never do again after Abu Dhabi. I don’t give a sh*t if it snows, we’re going to be out on that south lawn.”
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Where the fuck are u from?
All of Reddit is faggotville
Main and probably also co-main need to be all American fights. Belal/Usman? Sandhagen/O’Malley? drag up the corpse of Colby again to sacrifice to Sean Brady or something?
Chuck vs Randy was fucking made for this. Shame we are long past that now.
We need another Apple MMA History
@MMAHistoryPodcast
Does Ivanka Trump do jiu-jitsu? Where does Ivanka Trump train in martial arts?
Ivanka Trump said she started training in jiu-jitsu because of her daughter Arabella Kushner.
In a podcast with host Lex Fridman, Ivanka Trump said, “At 11 she told me that she wanted to learn self-defense. She wanted to learn how to protect herself. As a mom I was so proud. At 11, I was not thinking about defending myself. I loved that she had that desire and awareness.”
Friends in Miami recommended the Valente Brothers studio with Gui Valente, Pedro Valente and Joaquim Valente, who is dating Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen. (The couple have been dating since 2023 and welcomed a baby in February 2025.)
The American scene is truly tragic right now.
The funny thing is most of the “new” faces are around the same age as Max Holloway, who’s already had a full career. Won’t get much longevity from them.
UFC would be smart to invest in some promising young fighters early i.e. give them a salary and pay for them to get world class training from the time they’re amateurs if they want future American stars. College wrestling isn’t producing the level of fighters it used to.
I didn’t see any of that on that thread lol. Except one funny gif
The rest of the thread is people saying shit like:
I would call that dumpster fire a meltdown.
Man, those people are so miserable and pathetic.