UFC confirms Trump's plan to host a fight at White House in 2026

The UFC plans to host a fight card on the White House grounds, a spokesperson for the promotion confirmed to NBC News on Friday.

The UFC plans to host a fight card on the White House grounds, a spokesperson for the promotion confirmed to NBC News on Friday. Further details were not available, but President Donald Trump said he would like it as part of a celebration honoring America’s 250th birthday on July 4, 2026.

“We’re going to have a UFC fight on the grounds of the White House,” Trump said in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday. “We have a lot of land there.”

He said he expects the card to include a title fight in front of 20,000 to 25,000 people.

“Every one of our national parks, battlefields and historic sites are going to have special events in honor of America 250. And I even think we’re going to have a UFC fight,” Trump said.

It’s not clear how far along planning for the event is — or how definite it is that it will happen — and the UFC spokesperson said more details would be released “in due time.”