US President Donald Trump says he plans to host a UFC occasion on the White Home subsequent 12 months as a part of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations.
Talking at a rally in Iowa, Trump mentioned UFC president Dana White will construct the occasion which can function a “championship combat” in entrance of “20,000-25,000 folks”.
“We will have a UFC combat on the grounds of the White Home. We’ve got quite a lot of land there. Dana’s going to do it,” mentioned Trump.
The UFC are but to formally affirm the present however the promotion’s president White shared a video of Trump asserting the information on social media with the caption “this might be epic”.
The UFC’s Instagram account additionally shared the video, asking followers “who would you wish to see headline the occasion?”
Trump is shut buddies with White, with the UFC chief changing into a key supporter throughout his 2024 election marketing campaign.
He has attended numerous UFC reveals throughout his two stints as president and was most not too long ago at UFC 316 in New Jersey final month.
Trump’s speech in Iowa marked the primary of a sequence of occasions to have fun the anniversary of America’s signing of the Declaration of Independence.
