Dana White Teases UFC White House Fights, Says It Will Be 'Baddest Card of All Time'

UFC president Dana White commented Thursday on the proposed UFC event at the White House in Washington, D.C., next year.

During an appearance on the Full Send Podcast (h/t MMAFighting.com's Damon Martin), White vowed to put on the biggest card possible should the White House show come to fruition:

"Everybody wants to fight on this card. Literally everybody. Everybody. Here's the thing, we're a year away so the whole UFC landscape will change over the next year. We'll see where we're at. We will absolutely, positively put on the baddest card of all time. This is going to be like an exceptional pay-per-view card."

Last week, United States President Donald Trump revealed his vision for a UFC card at the White House on July 4, 2026, to celebrate 250 years of American independence.

"So every one of our national parks, battlefields and historic sites are going to have special events in honor of America 250. And I even think we're going to have a UFC fight. Think of this on the grounds of the White House," Trump said.

Few other details were offered other than Trump saying he would like between 20,000 and 25,000 people top attend the event.

UFC star Conor McGregor, who has not fought since 2021, suggested in a post on X that he would like to be part of the White House card:

During his podcast appearance, White provided some additional insight into why Trump wants UFC on the White House grounds:

"He's got this thing and I think it's awesome, he wants the American people to enjoy the White House. This is our place, all the history that's there. He's bringing back the Easter egg hunts and things that used to happen there. He loves the sport so he wants to do a UFC event there. Why would we say no to that?"

While it is an interesting idea in theory, there are also plenty of potential pitfalls and logistical issues that could make it a difficult thing to pull off.

White addressed some of them, saying, "Tons of challenges. First of all, I don't even know how many people can get in, not to mention the fact that Secret Service isn't going to let a lot of people come do this. Everybody's going to have to have background checks."

The UFC White House show remains a nugget of an idea that clearly still needs to be fleshed out more, but the potential for the show is immense.

If it turns out to truly be the star-studded show that White is expecting, the event may have a chance to do some of UFC's biggest pay-per-view numbers in recent memory, especially given the novelty of the setting.