White House Will 'Definitely' Host a U.F.C. Fight on July 4, U.F.C. Head Says

[dalton99a]

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/us/politics/ufc-white-house-dana-white.html

White House Will ‘Definitely’ Host a U.F.C. Fight on July 4, U.F.C. Head Says
The event would take place on the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
By David A. Fahrenthold
Aug. 12, 2025 Updated 7:51 p.m. ET

President Trump is moving ahead with plans to hold an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the White House grounds next July 4, the U.F.C.’s chief executive, Dana White, told CBS on Tuesday.

“It is definitely going to happen,” Mr. White said on “CBS Mornings.” A White House official who asked not to be named to discuss plans that were still in their early stages confirmed that the event was expected to happen on July 4.

Mr. White is a longtime supporter of Mr. Trump’s, even introducing him at the Republican National Convention last July, and the president has attended three U.F.C. events since his election in November.

Mr. Trump raised the idea of a U.F.C. event at the White House last month, saying at a kickoff event in Iowa for the national celebration that the White House would host a “full fight” as part of the festivities.

In his interview with CBS, Mr. White said that he spoke with Mr. Trump Monday night and that he intended to visit Washington this month to discuss details with the president and his daughter Ivanka.

“He said, ‘I want Ivanka in the middle of this,’” Mr. White said. “So Ivanka reached out to me, and her and I started talking about the possibilities.”

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https://apnews.com/article/ufc-tko-paramount-ultimate-fighting-49b2c5562755178e327079e99ce44e39

A UFC fight at the White House? Dana White says it’s happening as part of deal with Paramount
By DAN GELSTON
Updated 4:16 AM CDT, August 13, 2025

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 last month he wanted to stage a UFC match on the White House grounds with upwards of 20,000 spectators to celebrate 250 years of American independence.

“It’s absolutely going to happen,” White told The Associated Press. “Think about that, the 250th birthday of the United States of America, the UFC will be on the White House south lawn live on CBS.”

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"There will be violence. Possibly blood. It will be very beautiful."

[wcmagumba]

1. The Orange Destroyer should be on the bill...

[tanyev]

2. "I want Ivanka in the middle of this"

A. Everything that comes out of his mouth sounds weird or creepy

B. I guess Melania already said “Hell, no.”

[Cha]

3. I had to look that shit up.

Fucking Idiot.

Hope something happens that Traitor is Not around next July.

[William Gustafson]

4. What a disgrace this man is...

Thats the Peoples house... not his!!!

[Diraven]

5. It's like we're speed running

The fall of the Roman Empire.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Yes all the degenerate insane pervert emperors rilled into one.

[EYESORE 9001]

6. In this accelerated timeline, all the symbols of dictatorship must happen all at once

Is the modern manifestation of the Colosseum? This time, however, the hoi polloi will have to watch on PPV rumpbision. Dude-bruhs by invite only.

[Marie Marie]

8. The Beverly Hillbillies take Washington.

They even made themselves a ceee-ment lawn. Christ these people are such an embarrassment. Why not go back to the gladiator fight to the finish days. They can use the new grotesque over-sized ballroom as the arena.

[dflprincess]

9. Compare & contrast to how Gerald Ford observed July 4, 1976

This is the AI response I got to asking how Ford observed the day:

On July 4, 1976, President Gerald Ford participated in the U.S. Bicentennial celebrations by reviewing an international naval fleet in New York harbor. He sailed into New York harbor aboard the USS Wainwright, a guided missile cruiser, to observe the fleet review. The event included warships from various nations and concluded with a salute from the British Royal Navy's HMS London

Per Wiki: He also presided over the nationally televised fireworks display in Washington, D.C.

[Initech]

10. Idiocracy wasn't supposed to be a documentary, damn it.

[taxi]

11. A death match, no doubt.

Whether one of the combatants dies in the ring or after having received injuries in the ring will not be announced prior to determining the final odds. WTF is wrong with these people?

[berkerly6240]

12. He wants the Roman Empire recreated just like the Third Reich..

[IcyPeas]

13. Oh cute.... a new little project for ivanka.

[chowder66]

14. Next will be monster truck shows and wet T-shirt contests.

[dalton99a]

16. +1

[LudwigPastorius]

15. Will Trump observe from the Imperial Box?

...giving a thumb up or down to indicate whether the loser gets deported to El Salvador or goes on his way?

[eShirl]

17. They're determined to bring our country down to subterranian level.