The UFC’s upcoming White House card will be a massive event to say the least, but it may not be as deep of a card as originally expected.
UFC CEO, Dana White, and all of the behind-the-scenes matchmakers have been hard at work the past two weeks in planning out the impending White House event. There has been so much hype and speculation surrounding the historic fight card on the White House lawn that there’s little room for error. After all, the event will air on CBS and Paramount+ and help ring in President
Donald Trump’s birthday bash, as well as America’s 250th anniversary.
With little information about the actual fight card UFC fans have been left to draw their own conclusions and figure out how it will look. Both Trump and UFC play-by-play guru, Jon Anik, have both suggested that the White House card will feature “6 or 7 undisputed title fights,” but that now appears to be way off (if you actually believed that in the first place).
According to TKO CEO and Chairman, Ari Emanuel, the upcoming UFC White House card remains a work in progress, but will only feature “approximately 6 to 7 fights” in total. Emanuel also clarified that the event will not feature a 100,000-seat stadium that was previously proposed by Trump.
“He’s counting the fan fest in that,“ said Emanuel during a recent appearance on The Pat McAfee Show. “At the White House, I think it’s 3,000-4,000 [people in attendance], and then there will be other areas [to watch the fights].”
“Dana’s working on it right now. There’s going to be, approximately, six to seven fights, June 14. He hasn’t said to us what the card is going to be, but I know they’re working pretty hard at it right now.”
What do you think, Maniacs? Is 6-7 fights enough for this once-in-a-lifetime event or is the ball being dropped by those in power?
Let us know!
