Overview

• President Donald Trump has confirmed a UFC event on the White House South Lawn for July 4, 2026, and UFC CEO Dana White says the show is “absolutely” going to happen.
• Planning for the America250 card is underway with White coordinating details, but no fight lineup or signed bouts have been announced.
• Conor McGregor remains under UFC contract with two fights left, has re-entered the official testing pool, and has been posting training footage.
• McGregor’s longtime coach John Kavanagh answered a fan’s question about a White House return with a sarcastic reply, offering no indication of active talks.
• BKFC president David Feldman has suggested McGregor may have non-UFC plans, even as White dismissed a separate roster-cut rumor as false.