UFC Announces Event at the White House for June 14
The long-awaited UFC live event at the White House will take place on June 14, according to former President Donald Trump. Trump revealed the date, which coincides with his 80th birthday, during a speech on Sunday in Norfolk, Virginia.The UFC has not yet announced or confirmed the date of the event, which is expected to take place in the South Garden and is being planned in anticipation of the 250th anniversary of American Independence. The UFC CEO, Dana White, previously revealed that the event will include official weigh-ins at the Lincoln Memorial and that simply replacing the grass on the White House lawn afterward will cost $700,000. White has also said that the fighters will walk to the Octagon from the Oval Office. White has also said that the UFC won’t even begin booking fights for the event until the first quarter of 2026.“On June 14th of next year, we are going to have a big UFC fight at the White House, right on the White House grounds,” Trump said.
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