Dana White at all times appears for methods to innovate within the sport of blended martial arts. That custom will proceed when the UFC turns into the primary dwell fight sporting occasion on the White Home, with Donald Trump’s blessing.
Whereas the announcement got here as a shock to many, the forty seventh President has a public historical past of supporting the UFC and White. Trump can typically be discovered attending occasions, but when his plans go forward, he will not should journey removed from his workplace to see the fights unfold.
Earlier this month, Donald Trump introduced plans to host a UFC occasion on the White Home. Many fighters expressed curiosity in competing on the cardboard, and whereas some followers questioned the legitimacy of the occasion, Dana White has now given affirmation.
“My workforce already went and walked the White Home,” White mentioned throughout an look on the Full Ship Podcast. “We’re placing collectively, kind of, the structure for it proper now and possibly going to pitch it to him within the subsequent week or two.”
“The day that he mentioned he needed to do it, he put Ivanka [Trump] in cost. I labored with Ivanka and my workforce and obtained to the place we are actually. Now we have to pitch the entire thing to him…”
“He loves the game, so he needs to do a UFC occasion there. So, why would we are saying no to that?”
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White later defined how difficult the occasion might be to place collectively.
“[The event brings] tons of challenges. To begin with, I do not even know the way many individuals can get in. To not point out the actual fact [that] Secret Service is not going to let lots of people come to this. Everyone’s going to have background checks.”
“Whoever will get to be there dwell, will probably be such a novel, superb expertise of their lifetime to have the ability to go to this battle.”
White then detailed how unbelievable the setting might be.
“For us, when you consider when the battle is occurring, when the battle’s occurring and we’re filming, one complete facet of the backdrop would be the White Home, after which the opposite facet would be the Washington Monument.”
“It is so distinctive, so badass, and so ‘as soon as ever’.”
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— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) July 11, 2025
