US President Donald Trump has announced that the “Big UFC Battle” will be held on June 14th on the White House premises.
Released on October 6, 2025
The planned Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fight at the White House will take place on Donald Trump’s 80th birthday, the US president said, despite the announcement despite the much-deceased event on July 4th.
“Next June 14th, we’re going to have a big UFC fight in the White House, on the White House grounds,” Trump told a crowd of naval sailors at Norfolk, a huge naval base in Virginia.
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He did not mention that June 14th is his birthday or that next year will be his 80th year.
On his 79th birthday this year, Trump held a military parade to commemorate the establishment of the US Army.
In August, UFC boss Dana White said that a mixed martial arts (MMA) match at the White House will take place on July 4th next year.
Trump has been a UFC supporter for decades, most recently attending the UFC 316 event in New Jersey on June 7th. There, the Fighters punched, kicked and tackled their opponents in battles that were not forbidden to submit or knock out.
Bringing brutal combat sports to the heart of American political power marks the historic first.
At a press conference shared on the UFC’s YouTube channel, White said early next year, “We will start to look into building a White House card, which will mean it will be the best fight card ever built in the company’s history.”
The UFC is the largest and most successful organization in the rapidly growing world of MMA, and is a fusion of martial arts fields such as jiu-jitsu, kickboxing, boxing and wrestling.
The boat takes place in eight rings called the “Octagon” surrounded by chain link fences.
With eye-opening exceptions, male and female fighters are permitted to employ almost every technique to attack almost any technique.
The popularity of sports with young men, a key demographic in the 2024 US election, and the long relationship between Trump and the UFC, have made the president a regular fixture at some of the more notable events, where he is greeted like a rock star.
Its cruel nature and high injury rates mean that the sport is controversial, with doctors denounceing the possibility of brain damage from fighters who have increased their mainstream acceptance in recent years, but have been hit repeatedly in the head.
