UFC CEO Dana White is diligently planning the promotion’s occasion for the White Home. Throughout Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford combat week, White shed new mild on what subsequent yr’s Independence Day card will appear to be.
President Trump initially urged 20,000 to 25,000 spectators for a proposed UFC occasion celebrating America’s 250th birthday. White’s up to date estimates are far decrease than what Trump proposed, citing safety as a main subject.
“Safety goes to be a huge subject, as a result of on the finish of the day, the Secret Service’s job is to defend the president, and I do not know the way it may work out as far as having folks there stay on the garden of the White Home,” White informed “The Herd” on Wednesday. “It’s going to be beneath 5,000 [people] although.”
The UFC card will seemingly happen on the South Garden. It will not accommodate tens of 1000’s of followers, however White hopes to accommodate them close by.
“There is a park that is related to the White Home,” White mentioned. “We might put 85,000 folks over there with screens, and we will put an enormous stage on the market, do live shows.
“We’ll take over Washington, DC, that complete week.”
No fights have been introduced for the cardboard anticipated to happen on July 4. Former UFC champions Jon Jones and Conor McGregor have each advocated being on the cardboard. White mentioned there’s “a billion to at least one” likelihood Jones competes on the occasion, citing belief points.
President Trump and the UFC have a wealthy historical past collectively. The UFC held a number of occasions at Trump’s Taj Mahal in Atlantic Metropolis in its early days. President Trump has attended a number of UFC occasions whereas in workplace. Notably, White launched President Trump on the 2024 Nationwide Conference.
