Overview

• A White House spokesperson confirmed the 2026 UFC event and recent reporting shifts the target from July 4 to June due to scheduling around America’s semiquincentennial.
• Early plans reported by the Wall Street Journal place the cage on the South Lawn, with fighters possibly warming up inside the White House, plus fireworks and light shows.
• Fan activities are expected across the National Mall during fight week, with giant screens for spectators at the Ellipse and attendance details still to be determined.
• UFC CEO Dana White said the show is proceeding after meetings in Washington, though the fight card and broadcast arrangements have not been finalized.
• Fighters including Conor McGregor and Jon Jones have pushed to appear, but White has downplayed Jones’s chances, and Ronda Rousey publicly ruled herself out.