Overview

• President Donald Trump unveiled the plan at an Iowa rally, announcing a championship UFC fight on White House grounds as part of the America250 semiquincentennial.
• White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the president is “dead serious” about staging the event.
• A UFC official told CNN that active discussions are underway, but specifics on site layout, spectator capacity and broadcast format remain unclear.
• The match is expected to draw between 20,000 and 25,000 spectators to the White House grounds.
• The proposal builds on Trump’s decades-long partnership with UFC CEO Dana White, dating back to early 2001 events at his Atlantic City casino.