The Octagon doubtless is coming to the White Home subsequent 12 months.
President Donald Trump plans to have the UFC maintain a struggle card at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in 2026 as a part of america’ 250th birthday celebration.
The Republican president, who’s shut with UFC president Dana White, made the announcement on Thursday throughout an look on the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.
Trump stated, “Does anyone watch UFC? The nice Dana White? We’ll have a UFC struggle. We’ll have a UFC struggle — consider this — on the grounds of the White Home. We’ve got quite a lot of land there.
“We’ll construct a bit — we’re not, Dana goes to do it. Dana is nice, one in all a sort — going to be UFC struggle, championship struggle, full struggle, like 20,000 to 25,000 individuals, and we will do this as a part of ‘250’ additionally.”
Trump has attended quite a few UFC occasions, together with UFC 314 at Miami in April, when he sat with White.
On the final night time of the 2024 Republican Nationwide Conference, White made the introduction when the as soon as and future president accepted his get together’s nomination.
Trump stated Thursday, “Each one in all our nationwide parks, battlefields and historic websites are going to have particular occasions in honor of ‘America250.'”
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