President Donald Trump speaks through the American 250 kickoff occasion on July 3, 2025, on the Iowa State Fairgrouds. The Octagon possible is coming to the White Home subsequent 12 months.
President Donald Trump plans to have the UFC maintain a combat card at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in 2026 as a part of the USA’ 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 mentioned, “Does anyone watch UFC? The nice Dana White? We’ll have a UFC combat. We’ll have a UFC combat — consider this — on the grounds of the White Home. We’ve a number of land there.
“We’ll construct a bit of — we’re not, Dana goes to do it. Dana is nice, one among a sort — going to be UFC combat, championship combat, full combat, like 20,000 to 25,000 individuals, and we will try 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 celebration’s nomination.
Trump mentioned Thursday, “Each one among our nationwide parks, battlefields and historic websites are going to have particular occasions in honor of ‘America250.'”
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