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CBS, the first broadcast network to broadcast a live MMA event, could begin showing live UFC events beginning in 2026 with the new media rights deal between UFC parent company TKO Group Holdings and Paramount. Among those potential CBS events is the proposed UFC card on the White House lawn, according to UFC CEO Dana White.
Dana White says the UFC will stage a fight card at the White House lawn next July 4 to celebrate America's 250th birthday. He will meet with Trump in two weeks.
Dana White admits there are already obstacles to making the UFC White House event a reality. U.S. president Donald Trump proposed hosting a UFC event on the grounds
Dana White expresses full confidence in Conor McGregor’s UFC return while speaking about the White House event.
Dana White recently confirmed that the UFC will stage an event at the White House as part of the highly anticipated America250 celebrations.
Dana White has dealt with plenty of obstacles during his 23-year reign as the UFC boss. Nothing has been able to stop him from building a multi-billion-dollar company from the ground up. In September 2024, he put on an award-winning $20 million show at the Sphere, which was unlike any other in combat sports history.
First daughter and ex-adviser Ivanka Trump, who trains at Valente Brothers in Florida with Gisele Bundchen, holds the rank of blue belt in jiu-jitsu.