UFC CEO and president Dana White said that he and president Donald Trump will stage a UFC match at the White House on July 4, 2026, to celebrate the United States’ 250th anniversary.

“It’s absolutely going to happen,” White told The Associated Press hours after UFC inked a seven-year, $7.7 billion media rights agreement with Paramount on Tuesday. “Think about that, the 250th birthday of the United States of America, the UFC will be on the White House south lawn live on CBS.”

White will travel to Washington, D.C., on Aug. 28 to meet with Trump and his daughter, Ivanka, to discuss details of the event. Trump said in July that he wanted to host a UFC match on White House grounds with upwards of 20,000 spectators in attendance, per AP.

“When he called me and asked me to do it, he said,

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