DONALD TRUMP has revealed sensational plans to host a UFC event at the White House next year.
Trump, 79, has been a regular attendee of events staged by mixed martial arts’ premier promotion over the years and is good pals with UFC headhoncho Dana White.
Donald Trump is a long-time fan of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.[/caption]
The President plans to have UFC supremo Dana White stage a fight card at the White House[/caption]
Trump revealed his shock plans during a rally in Iowa[/caption]
And the President plans to host an epic fight night, which will include a title fight, on the grounds surrounding 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Speaking at an event in Iowa ahead of the 250th anniversary of America’s independence, Trump said: “All of our national park battlefields and historic sites are going to have special events in honour of America 250.
“And I even think we’re going to have a UFC fight.
“Does anybody watch UFC [and] the great Dana White?
“We’re going to have a UFC fight, think of this, on the grounds of the White House. We have a lot of land there.”
He added: “A championship fight, full fight, like 20, 25,000 people.”
According to the Hollywood Reporter, a UFC official has confirmed Trump and White’s plans to host a fight card on the White House grounds.
White seemingly did so himself by sharing a post of Trump announcing his plans on his Instagram story early on Friday morning.
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Donald Trump has been attending UFC events for over two decades[/caption]
Trump has been attending UFC events for the best of 25 years and even hosted a card – UFC 30 at the Trump Taj Mahal – in February 2001.
Reflecting on his relationship with the President in an interview with Tucker Carlson, White said: “This guy has been so good to me it’s unexplainable.
“He’s been a very good friend to me since the day I met him.
“When we bought this company it had such a bad stigma attached to it and the sport that we couldn’t even get into venues, they didn’t want us.
“Donald Trump saw that this thing could possibly be big.
“Plus he’s a sports guy who loves sports, and he offered us to come do the event at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City.
“He cut us a very fair deal and we went down there and did two events with him where he showed up for the first fight and stayed until the last fight.
“Imagine back then; Trump brand is way up, UFC brand is way down, but he took us in and he was great.”
