{"id":2473938,"date":"2025-08-12T16:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ufcs-first-ever-white-house-fight-set-for-july-4-next-year-ceo-dana-white-says-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T18:00:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T22:00:40","slug":"ufcs-first-ever-white-house-fight-set-for-july-4-next-year-ceo-dana-white-says-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ufcs-first-ever-white-house-fight-set-for-july-4-next-year-ceo-dana-white-says-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC\u2019s first ever White House fight set for July 4 next year, CEO Dana White says &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fufcs-first-ever-white-house-fight-set-for-july-4-next-year-ceo-dana-white-says-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2473938&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The UFC will host its first-ever fight event at the White House on July 4 of next year, CEO Dana White announced. This event is part of the United States&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-250th-birthday-will-be-a-commemoration-not-celebration-in-virginia-because-leftists-dont-think-its-worth-celebrating\/\" title=\"America\u2019s ... Will Be A \u2018Commemoration,\u2019 Not \u2018Celebration\u2019 In Virginia Because Leftists Don\u2019t Think It\u2019s Worth Celebrating\">250th anniversary<\/a> celebrations. Former president Donald Trump initially announced the fight during an event in Iowa, wiht expectations of up to 25,000 spectators. Dana White confirmed the date and shared that he will be involved in planning the event, coordinating closely with Trump and his team, including Ivanka Trump. While the fighters participating have not yet been announced,White said many are eager to be part of the card. The event will be broadcast live on CBS. This White House UFC fight is among various events planned to celebrate the nation&#8217;s milestone, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >alongside fireworks shows<\/a> and other patriotic initiatives.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">UFC&rsquo;s first ever White House fight set for July 4 next year, CEO Dana White says<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2202337\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>UFC CEO Dana White says Tuesday the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-sheehy-announces-senate-bid-against-jon-tester\/\" title=\"Tim Sheehy challenges Jon Tester for Senate seat.\">fighting company<\/a> will &ldquo;definitely&rdquo; have its first White House fight on July 4 next year, as part of a larger-scale celebration of the nation&rsquo;s 250th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>President<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" Donald Trump \"> Donald Trump <\/a>announced the fight on July 3 while attending an event in Des Moines, Iowa, with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3463046\/trump-hold-ufc-fight-white-house-grounds-250\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> expectations of up to 25,000 spectators<\/a> for the live match. White confirmed the match will happen on July 4 and spoke to Trump Monday night regarding the event.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3497833\/chuck-schumer-lowest-favorability-rating-two-decades\/\">Chuck Schumer sees lowest favorability rating in two decades: Poll<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3497703\/us-corridor-israel-syria-humanitarian-druze-aid\/\">US planning corridor from Israel into Syria for humanitarian aid to Druze<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3497320\/trump-commissions-new-coast-guard-icebreaker-arctic-security\/\">Trump commissions new Coast Guard icebreaker with aims of boosting Arctic security<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;And I&rsquo;m flying out there at the end of this month, and I&rsquo;m going to sit down and walk him through all the plans and the renderings, and we&rsquo;re going to start deciding what he wants and doesn&rsquo;t want. But yeah, it&rsquo;s definitely going to happen,&rdquo; White said on <em>CBS Mornings<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3075342&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=4e43eb51d8658310bba2e242c9b158ee\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, think about this, when you were just asking me at the beginning how I felt about where we are today: July 4, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colonial-williamsburg-begins-reenactments-about-lgbt-history-in-the-colonies\/\" title=\"Colonial Williamsburg Begins \u2018Reenactments\u2019 About \u2018LGBT History In The Colonies\u2019\">250th birthday<\/a> of the United States of America, live on CBS from the White House, so I&rsquo;m pretty excited,&rdquo; White said.<\/p>\n<p>White also confirmed that Trump&rsquo;s eldest daughter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3442489\/ivanka-trump-praises-father-unwavering-determination-boundless-vision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ivanka Trump<\/a>, is assisting in the preparation for this historic event. It&rsquo;s currently unknown who will participate in this event, but White says, &ldquo;everybody wants to be on this card.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3496230\/ufc-paramount-deal-ends-pay-per-view\/\" target=\"_blank\">UFC ended its pay-per-view deal<\/a>&nbsp;after reaching an agreement with Paramount and Skydance Corporation to receive the fighting company&rsquo;s media rights.<\/span> White said Tuesday there are &ldquo;lots of disruptors&rdquo; worldwide, and working with streaming services &ldquo;absolutely makes sense.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3497211\/ice-applicants-increase-hiring-illegal-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>ICE SWAMPED WITH 100,000 APPLICATIONS IN TWO WEEKS SINCE ANNOUNCING HIRING BLITZ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump is no stranger to the UFC and has attended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/3434858\/trump-ufc-316-roaring-reception\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">multiple events with White<\/a>. White also appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3026335\/trump-crushes-biden-tiktok-millions-follow-former-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump&rsquo;s first TikTok video to promote his 2024 campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@realdonaldtrump\/video\/7375744699140721963\" data-video-id=\"7375744699140721963\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@realdonaldtrump\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@realdonaldtrump?refer=embed\">@realdonaldtrump<\/a> Launching my TikTok at @UFC <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"&#9836; original sound - President Donald J Trump\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7375744708456287018?refer=embed\">&#9836; original sound &ndash; President Donald J Trump<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The White House&rsquo;s UFC fight is one of many events to commemorate the nation&rsquo;s 250th birthday. 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