Dana White is promising a once-in-a-lifetime expertise to the few fighters who make it onto the promotion’s still-developing occasion on the White Home.
Earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump turned heads when he introduced plans to host a UFC occasion at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to assist have fun the nation’s 250th birthday.
Initially, the feedback simply appeared like one other outlandish declare from the embattled POTUS, however in accordance with White, plans had been already in movement even earlier than Trump made the impromptu proclamation.
“No, [Trump didn’t tell me he was going to announce it],” White stated throughout an look on the Full Ship podcast. “My crew had already walked the White Home, and we’ve carried out all of the logistics. We’re placing collectively a format proper now, and we’re going to pitch it to him within the subsequent week or two. Me, Craig Borsari—my head of manufacturing—and Ivanka [Trump] are going to pitch it to him.”
Ever since the potential for preventing on the White Home garden grew to become a really actual risk, fighters have been tripping over themselves making an attempt to get a spot on the cardboard.
Dana White says solely a choose few will get to compete within the Nation’s capital subsequent yr
As White tells it, the alternatives can be very restricted, however for the fortunate few who make the reduce, it’ll be not like something they’ve ever carried out of their respective careers.
“To start with, I don’t understand how many individuals will get in, to not point out that the Secret Service gained’t let many individuals attend,” White continued. “Everybody will want background checks,” White stated. “Whoever will get to be there reside can have a novel, once-in-a-lifetime expertise.
“Whereas we’re filming, one facet of the backdrop would be the White Home and the opposite would be the Washington Monument… I don’t assume we’re going to promote tickets; it’s going to all be comp tickets.”
Whereas no official timeline has been provided, White did notice that they had been nonetheless a yr away from the proposed occasion, suggesting that it may all go down on or across the 4th of July weekend in 2026.
“Actually everyone needs to combat on this card. Everyone,” White stated. “Right here’s the factor: we’re nonetheless a yr away, and the UFC panorama will change over the following yr, so we’ll see the place we’re at. However we are going to completely, positively placed on the baddest card of all time.”
