President Donald Trump wants UFC fight on White House grounds

[Dead2009]

https://www.espn.com/mma/ufc/story/_/id/45663941/president-trump-mulls-ufc-fight-white-house-grounds

DES MOINES, Iowa -- President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is thinking of staging a UFC match on the White House grounds with upward of 20,000 spectators to celebrate 250 years of American independence.

"We have a lot of land there," said Trump, a UFC enthusiast who has attended several mixed martial arts events in recent months and is close friends with UFC president Dana White.

Trump addressed his plan in Iowa during the kickoff for a year's worth of festivities to celebrate America's 250th birthday on July 4, 2026.

The Republican president also announced a culminating festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and a separate athletic competition featuring high school athletes from across the country.

"So every one of our national parks, battlefields and historic sites are going to have special events in honor of America 250. And I even think we're going to have a UFC fight," Trump said.

″Think of this on the grounds of the White House," he said, adding that it would be a "full fight" with 20,000 to 25,000 people.

A White House spokesperson said they had no details to share beyond the president's announcement, but White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt later said Trump was "dead serious" about those plans.

Trump has recently enjoyed standing ovations and cageside seats for several UFC fights, including an appearance immediately after his 2024 reelection and another last month alongside White for two championship fights.

 

[eaglesnut]

The next year is going to be awesome

 

[DonMan]

It's "official" now. Still no definite plans for where they're actually going to hold it.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4wyex9zd5o

 

[Yankee Traveler]

Will Jon Jones come out of retirement for this?

 

[Breed]

Given recent events is there still a green light on this?

 

[Hank Kingsley]

FUBAR

Apparently, that’s an important military term. Thankfully, I was never in the military.

 

[Dolemite censored]

The next year is going to be awesome

I agree. Let's start with Inflation, gas prices, higher interest rates, national debt record highs and unnecessary wars. Followed by a stock market crash.

 

[Dolemite censored]

I agree. Let's start with Inflation, gas prices, higher interest rates, national debt record highs and unnecessary wars. Followed by a stock market crash.

But, we'll get a MMA fight at the White House and a Ballroom. Trump will put his name on everything.

 

[Dolemite censored]

Trump and Dana White are selling $12,000 commemorative coins for the UFC event, with Trump's image on the coin.

The saying, "Fools and their money are soon parted" becomes most apt here.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/trump-family-ufc-selling-12-190603725.html

 

[Dolemite censored]

Speaking about "Fools and their money", I'm looking forward to the SpaceX IPO bloodbath on June 12. The rise of the stock price will be just as spectacular as the collapse.