UFC to stage epic battle at White House on America’s 250th birthday: Details here

President Donald Trump is set to host the Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC battle at White House.

The historic event is expected to be staged on Fourth of July 2026, marking America’s 250th birthday with what would be the first professional martial arts event ever held at the White House.

Sounds, Crazy, right!

Imagine watching a live broadcast straight from the White House, where a martial arts fighting event being held, for the outside world, the Presidential residence.

White House is a symbol of epicenter of power, but for now, it would also become a center for martial arts sports. It's the Trump way!

UFC President Dana White revealed that a cage fight event will take place, thanks to his long-standing friendship with President Trump, which began when Trump hosted early UFC events at his properties back in 2000s. 

White break the news while he made an appearance on CBS breakfast show CBS Mornings, saying the event is “definitely going to happen.”

UFC fight competition at White House: Inside scoop

Although, UFC fights are held in large arenas, with an eight-sided octagon cage in the middle.

The story of how Dana White and Donald Trump reached an agreement, and the role Ivanka Trump played in it, is worth reading in itself.

White recalled his recent meeting Donald Trump, sharing: “When he called me and asked me to do it. I wanted Ivanka in the middle of this." 

So, Ivanka reached out to me, and she started talking to me about the possibilities, where it would be and, you know, I put together all the renderings."

Trump had in the past indicated hosting a UFC fight event on the grounds of white house, when he addressed at a Fourth of July Salute to America event in Iowa.

He said: “We’re going to have a UFC fight, think of this, on the grounds of the White House.”

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