UFC White House event to take place on the South | MMA News
When President Donald Trump made the announcement that the White House grounds would host a UFC event next yr, little particulars got.
Speaking at an event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds earlier this month, Trump stated, “Every one of our national parks, battlefields and historic sites are going to have special events in honor of America 250, and I even think we’re going to have a UFC fight.”
“We’re going to have a UFC fight, think of this, on the grounds of the White House. We have a lot of land here. We’re going to build a little, we’re not, Dana’s [White] going to do it. Dana’s great. One of a kind,” continued Trump.
The Trump administration is not just planning to host a UFC event at the White House, the President expects the combat card to characteristic at least one world title bout.
“We’re going to have a UFC fight, championship fight, full fight, like 20-25,000 people. And we’re going to do that as part of 250 also. We’re going to have some incredible events, some professional events, some amateur events. But the UFC fight is going to be a big deal, too,” Trump stated.
On Saturday, during the UFC Nashville Post-Fight Press Conference, UFC CEO Dana White supplied more particulars.
“Everyone wants to be on this card,” White stated. “The fight is a year away, so the landscape will change a lot over the next year.”
“It’ll be a pay-per-view card,” he continued. “The best card we can possibly put together.”
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The event can be held open air on the South Lawn of the White House revealed White. The UFC, in conjunction with White House workers, have begun formulating the logistics.
‘We’re going to be on the South Lawn and actually when you are watching the combat it is going to be all the White House right here and behind me can be the Washington Monument,” White said.
“We’re just getting into the logistics proper now. My staff has already walked the White House with the workers there. Now we’re placing collectively the design and then we’ll all fly out to D.C. and sit down with him (Trump) and see what he needs to do.”
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