UFC confirms Trump tease of 2026 White House fight; Conor McGregor says ‘count me in!’

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America’s semiquincentennial celebration could expect an octagon on White House grounds after the UFC confirmed President Donald Trump’s promise.

Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa, the president kicked off a countdown to the 250th birthday celebration of United States independence with a preview of some of the initiatives planned to mark the one-of-a-kind occasion. On top of the already announced Great American State Fair and The Patriot Games, Trump announced the UFC would be hosting a fight night at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

“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,” said the president as he expected the event to be a championship fight with a crowd between 20,000 and 25,000 people. “We’re gonna have a UFC fight — think of this — on the grounds of the White House. We have a lot of land there.”

While UFC president Dana White hadn’t commented on the announcement, instead sharing Trump’s remarks about plans for The Patriot Games hosting high school students from all over the nation set to be led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a spokesperson for the UFC had told NBC News that details of the event would be released “in due time.”

Naturally, those suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome immediately bristled at the idea that the White House would host one of the country’s most popular sporting events on the same sacred ground where gender ideologues had paraded topless under the previous administration, suggesting America had reached the bread and circuses stage of decline.

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Meanwhile, fans of the sport and the president were wildly enthused about the prospect, including former featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor. Having visited the president in the Oval Office earlier in the year, and was himself running for president in his home country of Ireland, McGregor lauded the idea on social media.

“Happy 4th of July, USA … Excited with President Trump announcing a UFC fight event at the White House. I would be honoured! Count me in!” posted the fighter who hasn’t stepped into the octagon since 2021. “July 4th next year is a Saturday, regarding President Trumps UFC White House event. I will be reigning President of Ireland just under 1 year when I step out on the lawns of the White House to throw down. Epic proportions! Or as I like to call it, Tuesday at the office.”

Likewise, others sounded off with their favor and a reminder about other activities that had taken place at the White House, such as the “Pride” events that then-President Joe Biden had hosted and the bizarre Christmas display from then-first lady Jill Biden.

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