Dana White Says UFC Hosting First-Ever White House Fight on July 4
The UFC event will mark America’s 250th Independence Day with a unique live broadcast on CBS, featuring up to 25,000 spectators, UFC CEO Dana White confirmed.
- UFC CEO Dana White announced plans for a historic mixed martial arts event at the White House lawn on July 4 next year, celebrating America's 250th anniversary.
- This event follows a recent billion-dollar, seven-year rights deal between UFC and Paramount, shifting much content from pay-per-view to streaming on Paramount+.
- White praised Paramount CEO David Ellison's vision and described the deal as marking significant growth for the UFC and its fighters, emphasizing ongoing pay-per-view events this year.
- White said the new deal will affect fighter pay "big time," noting that from deal to deal, fighter compensation has increased and that "every time we win, everybody wins."
- White is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump to finalize logistics for the event after explaining that the UFC will continue pay-per-view amid the new streaming deal.
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