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

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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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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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