| UFC White House | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 2026 | |||
| Venue | South Lawn | |||
| City | Washington, D.C, United States | |||
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UFC White House is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place in June 2026, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C, United States. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States, the UFC plans to hold a historic mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn of the White House in June 2026, marking the first professional sporting event ever staged at the presidential residence. [1] [8] While initial reports suggested a July 4th date, the event was later rescheduled for June due to logistical reasons. [8] The weigh-ins are expected to take place at the Lincoln Memorial. [7] The event will represent the promotion's third visit to Washington, D.C., and first since UFC on ESPN: Overeem vs. Rozenstruik in December 2019. [9]
The event was first announced by President Donald Trump on July 3, 2025, during a rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds: [10] :
Does anybody watch UFC? The great Dana White. We’re going to have a UFC fight on the grounds of the White House. We have a lot of land there. Dana’s going to do it. Dana’s great, one of a kind. We’re going to have a UFC fight, a championship fight, like full fight, 20, 25,000 people and we’re going to do that as part of 250 also.
— Donald Trump, MMA Fighting
On August 29, 2025, UFC CEO Dana White confirmed via social media that plans for the event had been finalized, stating, "We had the meeting at the White House... The White House fight is on." [11] The announcement followed President Trump's remarks at the rally, where he referenced his long-standing friendship with White. Trump has frequently attended UFC events in recent years, including UFC 316 in New Jersey, where several fighters greeted him cageside. [10]
