As the nation prepares for America’s upcoming 250th birthday, President Trump said there will be special events at national parks and historical sites across the country—including a special one at the White House.
"Every one of our national parks, battlefields and historic sites are going to have special events in honor of ‘America250’ and I even think we’re going to have a UFC fight," Trump said Thursday during a speech at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.
"Does anybody watch UFC? The great Dana White? We’re going to have a UFC fight. We’re going to have a UFC fight — think of this — on the grounds of the White House. We have a lot of land there.
"We’re going to build a little — we’re not, Dana is going to do it. Dana is great, one of a kind — going to be a UFC fight, championship fight, full fight, like 20,000 to 25,000 people, and we’re going to do that as part of ‘250’ also."
🚨 BREAKING: President Trump announces there is going to a UFC FIGHT on the lawn of the White House for America’s 250th Birthday
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 4, 2025
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A UFC spokesperson confirmed the event to NBC News, noting details would be released “in due time.”
🚨 The UFC has confirmed they will be holding an event at the White House in 2026, per @NBCNews
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) July 4, 2025
“It’s not clear how far along planning for the event is — or how definite it is that it will happen — and the UFC spokesperson said more details would be released ‘in due time.’” pic.twitter.com/xHSjbL8MDH
Former two-division champion Conor McGregor expressed strong interest in fighting at the event.
Happy 4th of July, USA. 🇺🇸
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) July 4, 2025
Excited with President Trump announcing a UFC fight event at the White House.
I would be honoured! Count me in! 🤩☘️
"To return at the White House ... would be a very intriguing offer and would bring me back in to focus on my return correctly," McGregor said in a separate post.