Trump says White House UFC fight night will feature 8–9 title bouts for America’s 250th anniversary

President Donald Trump has announced more details concerning the UFC event at the White House that will take place in 2026 in celebration of America's 250th anniversary event. The president said that eight or nine championship fights will be taking place, and that UFC CEO Dana White will be building up an arena to hold around 6,000 seats. 

When asked about the event while he was at the Kennedy Center about the event, Trump said, “They’re building an arena, the great Dana White is building an arena. They are going to have eight or nine championship fights. It’s the biggest fights they’ve ever had; every fight is a championship fight.”

Trump also added that the UFC is holdling off on fights so that they can take place at the America 250 event.  “He’s actually holding back fights right now for six months, so he can do them on the 250th anniversary," Trump added. 

“I think 250 is going to be amazing. I think the arena is going to be five or six thousand seats right in front of the door of the White House," the president added. The same day the event is slated to take place, Trump will be turning 80 years old, and he has said the White House fight night will be bigger than any other UFC event in history. 

"I don’t think there’ll be anything like it," he added. "It’ll be on Sunday night, June 14, [on] Flag Day. It happens to be my birthday, but I didn’t do it for that reason. ‘Sir, we like the June 14 date.’ I said, ‘Yeah, that’s my birthday.’ They didn’t know it. But they picked it. I’ll take a little heat on that, but it’s not that." 

Trump announced the event earlier this year and has been a long-time friend of Dana White. The UFC CEO endorsed Trump as well as gave a speech at the RNC in the lead up to the 2024 election. Many fans of the UFC have been speculating on who will take the top billing fight of the evening.