President Trump announced on Sunday that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event to take place at the White House will be held on June 14th, which is his 80th birthday.
“And on June 14, next year, we’re going to have a big UFC fight at the White House, right at the White House on the grounds,” Trump said.
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At UFC 320 on Saturday night, UFC CEO Dana White said when the company would start working on the card for the White House event.The Hill has reached out to the White House to confirm.
UFC fighter Conor McGregor said Wednesday he would fight in the match-up.
Last month, the White House confirmed to The Hill that the event would include fireworks and light shows, fighter weigh-ins at the Lincoln Memorial and fan activities spread across the National Mall.
The UFC’s octagon cage will be erected on the White House south lawn to host the match, which Trump first teased in July.
“Then in February, we’ll start looking at building the White House card, which I will right now tell you will be the greatest fight card ever assembled in the history of, at least, definitely this company,” White said, according to Fox News.
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“We’re still talking about the production and how everything’s gonna work at the White House,” he said. “We have not started negotiating any fights for the White House yet.”
UFC will move exclusively to Paramount in January after a $7.7 billion deal to leave ESPN, where it has aired for many years.
White added that superstar fighters have been lobbying to be part of the White House card, though no negotiations have begun.
Among them is Conor McGregor, but White tempered expectations for his long-awaited return to the octagon.
“I made it clear Conor wants to fight on that card, and you can clearly see Conor is very fired up to fight on that card,” White said. “But nothing is done yet, and no fights are being negotiated with the White House.”
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