UFC CEO Dana White has huge plans for the promotion’s White Home go to.
This previous July, President Donald Trump shocked the MMA neighborhood when he introduced plans to host a UFC occasion on the White Home to have a good time July 4 weekend in 2026, the 250th anniversary of the USA Declaration of Independence. Quickly after, White confirmed that there have been reputable talks to make the present occur.
On Friday, The Wall Road Journal reported new particulars for the occasion, together with having the UFC octagon arrange on the south garden of the White Home and that fireworks and light-weight reveals will likely be utilized to reinforce the festivities.
Additional particulars reported by WSJ embody the chance that fighters will truly heat up contained in the White Home earlier than strolling out for his or her bouts and {that a} day previous to combat evening, they may weigh in on the Lincoln Memorial. Fan occasions are additionally anticipated to happen throughout combat week throughout the Nationwide Mall.
White has spoken publicly concerning the logistical difficulties of holding a UFC occasion on the White Home, starting from the place to arrange the promotion’s well-known octagon and the excessive degree of safety concerned, however all through the method he has been adamant that UFC White Home will happen subsequent July.
A number of fighters have volunteered to be a part of the lineup, together with just lately retired two-division champion Jon Jones, and Conor McGregor, who stays a significant field workplace draw regardless of not competing since 2021.
