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Dana White reiterated on the Podcast of Logan Paul according to which the UFC event in the White House “occurs”.
The event will be part of the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, and White said it was actually the idea of President Donald Trump.
“I did not ask – he brought it to me,” said White on “Impaulsif”.
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President Donald Trump is preparing to look at the UFC CEO (UFC) with the CEO of the UFC, Dana White and Elon Musk, at Kaseya Center on April 12, 2025, in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)
“When you walk in the White House with him, he is so proud of the White House, and he loves him so much, and he likes America. He believes that the White House belongs to the people of America. He wants to do more things like children who come to do more Americans, things around Christmas and it is” it is your home “. I was lucky that he said:” We would have to fight here. ” »»
Many specific details of the event remain to be determined, but a major logistical obstacle has already been deleted, said White.
“The fighters will get out of the oval office,” said White, confirming a rumor.
The event will be a difficult ticket because less than 5,000 people will be present. However, this is not the door, “said White.
The president of the UFC, Dana White, is present during the UFC 300 in T-Mobile Arena. (Mark J. Rebilas / USA TODAY SPORTS)
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“I’m going to do this without crowds. To be on the lawn of the White House with the backdrop being the White House, I don’t care. It’s not the crowd for me – it’s about being in the White House … We are going to be on the southern lawn of the White House,” said White.
“This is a unique opportunity, a unique opportunity that will never happen again.”
White and Trump have established a friendship over the years, while Trump has attended many UFC fights, and White spoke during the National Republican Convention when Trump showed up for the presidency for the first time almost a decade. White also said Trump has been in his corner (without puns) since the beginnings of the UFC.
“The best thing about being friends with him is that he is a great guy … Think about when we started UFC, and he brought us to Taj Mahal. The Trump brand was [up here]UFC was [down here.] It is difficult for people to wrap their heads in the way this brand was viewed at the time. The premises did not want us, sponsors, television was terrified by us, the payment in sight did not even put us, sanctioning the organizations, the sports commissions did not want anything to do with us. Thus, the way he supported us at the beginning was great. And everything that happened to me in my career, he would be the first guy to reach out. “”
Dana White speaks before the president elected Donald Trump arrived during a rally before the presidential inauguration, Sunday January 19, 2025, in Washington. (Matt Rourke / AP)
THE Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that weighings will take place in Lincoln Memorial. Initially, it was reported that the event would be held on July 4, but the logistical problems with this date pushed it to June, according to the report.
