Overview

• President Donald Trump has booked the White House grounds to host a UFC card in mid-2026 as the centerpiece of America250, with seating plans accommodating roughly 25,000 spectators.
• Dana White revealed that one side of the Octagon backdrop will depict the White House while the other features the Washington Monument to frame the event.
• Jon Jones reentered the UFC’s anti-doping testing pool weeks after announcing his retirement, signaling his intent to compete at the White House fight.
• Conor McGregor publicly declared he is “headed to the Oval Office again” in pursuit of a comeback bout on the semiquincentennial card.
• White named a heavyweight title unification clash between Tom Aspinall and Jon Jones as his dream main event for what he calls the “baddest card of all time.”