The home of the World's most powerful man will now be the stage for some of the best scrappers on the planet, although fans may struggle to get tickets for the extraordinary event The fight could also see the return of a legend (Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

UFC chief Dana White has confirmed that the plan to stage a UFC fight-night on the White House lawn will go ahead. And the martial arts mogul confirmed that the event will take place on the most American of days . . . July 4. ‌

The idea has been enthusiastically backed by America's UFC-loving President Trump, who is keen to introduce a number of events and spectacles to mark the country's 250th birthday. White dropped the news on Tuesday, just a day after sealing a whopping $7.7 billion deal with Paramount to air UF

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