President Donald Trump proposed a surprising way to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States next year: put an octagon ring on the land of the White House and make the fighters be out.
Trump raised the idea of having an UFC event on July 4 during a Thursday speech in Iowa, where he talked about the plans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States.
In this archive photo of April 12, 2025, President Donald Trump observes the Australian fighter Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes Brazilian Diego Lopes during a final fighting championship fight at the Kaseya Center in Miami.
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“We are going to have an UFC fight. Think about this on the White House land,” he said. “We have a lot of land there. We are going to build a little.”
Trump did not reveal many details about his proposal, but said that the CEO of UFC, Dana White, a firm defender of the president, was going to handle the event.
“Dana is going to do it. Dana is great. A single guy. He will have an UFC fight – fight for championship, full fight – like 20, 25,000 people, and we will do it as part of 250,” Trump said.
On this April 12, 2025, the president of File Photo, Donald Trump, speaks with the CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship Dana White while they sit with the director of the FBI Kash Patel, the Secretary of Health of the United States and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife Cheryl Hines and Elon Musk and his son during UFC 314 Kaseya Center in Miami.
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The White House has never organized a sporting event in its history.
President Donald Trump shakes hand with the mixed martial artist of the United States.
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Trump has attended several UFC events over the years. Since he returned to the White House, he has been seen present in some games with his allies, including the CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk.
