By Mark Puleo
Plans for a UFC fight on the grounds of the White House during the United States’ 250th birthday celebration in 2026 were confirmed to The Athletic by a UFC spokesperson Friday. The confirmation comes one day after President Donald Trump shared the plan to a crowd in Iowa on Thursday.
“We’re going to have a UFC fight, think of this, on the grounds of the White House,” Trump said. “We have a lot of land there. … We’re going to have a UFC fight, championship fight, full fight.”
Trump has been a public supporter of the UFC and a friend of its president, Dana White, for decades, with Trump regularly attending fights throughout his presidency. In November, days after being elected to his second term, Trump turned UFC 309 into his personal election celebration, walking out beside White to loud cheers as a sizzle reel played throughout Madison Square Garden. Trump also attended UFC 314 in April and UFC 316 in June.
On Thursday, White reposted a video of Trump’s remarks to Instagram with the caption, “This will be EPIC!!”
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