The UFC White House mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which is expected t0 air live on CBS, is being planned for June 14, 2026 on the ripped-up lawn of the White House. No tickets will be sold and no UFC fans
will be permitted to attend, from both a logistical perspective and security standpoint.
“Dignitaries from around the world” will join U.S. President Trump for a special invitation-only dinner before attending the UFC White House extravaganza, according to a report from Variety. The event is part of the promotion’s billion-dollar streaming deal with Paramount, inked just a few weeks back.
Now the promotion has to figure out who’s worthy of a spot in the UFC White House lineup.
“I want on the White House card,” former UFC welterweight, Mike Perry, told Ariel Helwani. “You come to America and I feel like I’m a very exciting fighter that would love to fight at the White House with the country flag, representing. I don’t know what these pay cuts might be looking like, but the White House just sounded fun. I heard some numbers Conor (McGregor) was talking about and I’m not asking for that, so I’d be a fun draw on the card representing USA.”
Perry isn’t the only one angling for a Capitol clash.
“My perfect world: I fight soon and then I fight again at the White House,” UFC women’s bantamweight champion, Kayla Harrison, told Jorge Masvidal’s “Death Row MMA” podcast. “For sure I am going to be on the White House card, I’m the only American champion. Either Valentina beats Weili [at UFC 322] and then we do like a USA vs. Russia ‘Rocky 4’ style or everybody has been talking about Ronda (Rousey) coming back, so that would be great. Or whoever’s next in line. I literally don’t care. I’ll fight anybody.”
Regardless of who’s included, UFC fans can expect the “baddest fight card of all time.”
