The Octagon doubtless is coming to the White Home subsequent yr.
President Donald Trump plans to have the UFC maintain a battle 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 will have a UFC battle. We will have a UFC battle — consider this — on the grounds of the White Home. We now have loads of land there.
“We will construct a little bit — we’re not, Dana goes to do it. Dana is nice, one in all a form — going to be UFC battle, championship battle, full battle, like 20,000 to 25,000 folks, and we’ll 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 social gathering’s nomination.
Trump mentioned Thursday, “Each one in all our nationwide parks, battlefields and historic websites are going to have particular occasions in honor of ‘America250.'”
–Subject Degree Media
