White House cage fight? UFC boss Dana White says it’s happening in 2026
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'It is definitely going to happen,' UFC CEO and president Dana White said, adding that he plans to meet with Trump at the end of the month to finalize details.
An Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event on the White House grounds will be taking place on July 4, 2026, according to UFC CEO and president Dana White.
“It is definitely going to happen,” White told CBS Mornings on Aug. 12, saying Independence Day is the proposed date as of now.
White said that he spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday about the event, planned for America’s 250th birthday. He also said that he plans to meet with Trump and his daughter, Ivanka Trump, at the end of August to finalize details and review venue renderings.
“When he (Trump) called me and asked me to do it, he said, ‘I want Ivanka in the middle of this,'” White said. “So Ivanka reached out to me, and her and I started talking about the possibilities, where it would be and, you know, I put together all the renderings.”
White also told The Associated Press that the event is “absolutely going to happen” at the presidential home in Washington, D.C., next summer
“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,” he said.
The UFC boss noted it was still too early to discuss a potential main event for the White House fight night.
“This is a one-of-one event,” White added.
