The legendary White House UFC card is progressing and moving closer to making history! For the first time ever, the White House will host a sporting event and the details are top secret. This won’t only make sports history but will be spoken about in classrooms for years to come nationwide in the USA.
As a lifelong martial artist and sports fan, I am extremely excited for this combat sport event to unfold. Fighters from the woodwork have been coming out, talking about how badly they want to be on this unforgettable card. History won’t only speak about how it hosted its first sporting event, but that the first sporting event worthy enough to use the White House as a venue is MMA. It’s pretty crazy to think about how far this sport has come.
In the early ’90s, when the UFC first launched, it battled politicians of all kinds across the United States who labeled MMA as human cockfighting or an inhumane sport that would negatively influence youth and society as a whole. Many years later, as the UFC fought to survive, it made MMA a mainstream sport pulling it out of the dark depths of a niche market while building a once-dying company into a billion-dollar organization, and now becoming the first sporting event to headline at the White House.
As a combat sports community, we feel so proud, as if we've gained a huge win for the global influence of MMA. This fight is a global event not only for MMA fans but for people across the world watching what America is doing.
A lot of conversation revolves around security and the highly mysterious list of people allowed to attend. Not just any reporter or media outlet will be granted access to cover something of this magnitude, especially when it’s being held at the White House. News outlets across all fronts are talking about this night that’s on the tip of everyone’s tongue.
Mainstream media and nearly every major influencer on social media are discussing the partnership between President Donald Trump and UFC CEO Dana White in promoting this event. So far, rumors point to Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje for the main event and Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane for the co-main event. There’s also been speculation about the return of Conor McGregor for this card, along with Jon “Bones” Jones defending the heavyweight title.
We’ve done some deep investigating, and from all our credible sources, we don’t have much concrete info. Apparently, not even UFC staff know many details, due to the secrecy surrounding the event, which is intended both for surprise value and the protection of the President and the White House itself.
No one knows for sure who will 100% be on the card, but no matter who it is, we’re excited to watch history in the White House!
Who do you think should be headlining this epic UFC card?