DANA WHITE has responded to Donald Trump’s grand plans for the UFC’s White House event.
The MMA leader will hold a historic event at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on June 14, which happens to be Flag Day and President Trump’s Birthday, to celebrate America’s 250th year of independence.
Trump, a long-time fan of MMA’s top promotion, is excited for the card, which he recently claimed will feature an unprecedented number of title fights.
He said: “It’s gonna be June 14 next year. “They’re building an arena, the great Dana White is building an arena.
“They are going to have eight or nine championship fights.
“It’s the biggest fights they’ve ever had; every fight is a championship fight.”
Trump’s claim that nine of the promotion’s 11 titles will be up for grabs on fight night stunned fans and White, who admits there are currently no plans in place for the card.
He told The MacLife: “I don’t know [if the card will feature multiple title fights]. I honestly don’t know.”
White has, however, made a promise to Trump about the quality of the card, which will take place in the shadow of the Oval Office.
“He said: “What I’ve told the President is we will deliver a ridiculous card to the White House.”
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Trump also hyped up the White House card by claiming White is keeping back certain blockbuster fights specifically for the June 14 show.
He said: “He’s [White is] actually holding back fights right now for six months, so he can do them on the 250th anniversary.
“I think 250 is going to be amazing. I think the arena is going to be five or six thousand seats right in front of the door of the White House
“I don’t think there’ll be anything like it. “It’ll be on Sunday night, June 14, [on] Flag Day.
“It happens to be my birthday, but I didn’t do it for that reason. ‘Sir, we like the June 14 date.’
“I said, ‘Yeah, that’s my birthday.’ They didn’t know it. But they picked it.
“I’ll take a little heat on that, but it’s not that.”
