US President Donald Trump has announced that the White House will host a UFC fight to celebrate America's 250th birth anniversary on July 4, 2026. The announcement was made by Trump on Friday in a speech at the Iowa State Fairgrounds where he launched America 250 - a year-long celebration of the USA's independence.

A spokesperson for the mixed martial arts promotion confirms that they are planning to host an event there as part of the celebrations for America's 250th anniversary.

Both Jones and Conor McGregor have teased UFC comebacks following U.S. President Donald Trump’s grand White House plan.

Mixed martial arts aficionado President Donald Trump wants to turn the White House into the Fight House. On Thursday, the president revealed his dream of staging a 25,000-capacity UFC smackdown on the hallowed grounds of the White House.

"A terrible portrait replaced by a cartoon." The president said up to 25,000 spectators would attend the event on the grounds of the White House. The AI-generated picture was slammed as "shameful." President Trump has made a special Fourth of July announcement.

The July 4 celebrations will also include amateur as well as professional events, but the “UFC fight is going to be a big deal, too,” said Donald Trump

President Donald Trump said Thursday during his speech at the Iowa State Fairgrounds that the White House is hoping to host a UFC event next year as part of America’s 250th birthday celebration. Trump traveled to Des Moines to kick off the July 4 festivities,

Trump is a close friend of Dana White, the CEO of UFC, aka the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and attended a fight last month in Newark.