President Donald Trump proposed a stunning option to have a good time the 250th birthday of the U.S. subsequent yr: Placing an octagon ring on the White Home grounds and having fighters duke it out.
Trump floated the concept of getting a UFC occasion subsequent July 4 during a Thursday speech in Iowa, the place he talked in regards to the plans to have a good time America’s 250th anniversary.
On this April 12, 2025, file picture, President Donald Trump watches Australian fighter Alexander Volkanovski and Brazilian fighter Diego Lopes throughout an Final Preventing Championship struggle on the Kaseya Heart in Miami.
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“We will have a UFC struggle. Consider this on the grounds of the White Home,” he mentioned. “We’ve got a whole lot of land there. We will construct a bit.”
Trump didn’t disclose many particulars about his proposal however mentioned that UFC CEO Dana White, a staunch supporter of the president, was going to deal with the occasion.
“Dana goes to do it. Dana is nice. One in all a sort. Going to have a UFC struggle — championship struggle, full struggle — like 20, 25,000 folks, and we will try this as a part of 250,” Trump mentioned.
On this April 12, 2025, file picture President Donald Trump speaks with CEO of Final Preventing Championship Dana White as they sit with FBI Director Kash Patel, US Secretary of Well being and Human Companies Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his spouse actress Cheryl Hines and Elon Musk and his son throughout UFC 314 on the Kaseya Heart in Miami.
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The White Home has by no means hosted a sporting occasion in its historical past.
President Donald Trump shakes fingers with U.S. combined martial artist Sean O’Malley as he attends the Final Preventing Championship (UFC) 316 occasion on the Prudential Heart in Newark, New Jersey, June 8, 2025.
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Trump has attended a number of UFC occasions through the years. Since he returned to the White Home, he has been seen in attendance at some matches along with his allies, together with Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
