Donald Trump Said He Wants To Host A UFC Fight At The White House Next Year, And People Have Thoughts

“This Country Is An Embarrassment” — People Can’t Help But Be Frustrated With Donald Trump’s Planning To Host A UFC Fight At The White House

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Donald Trump revealed his plan to honor America’s 250th birthday next year with a UFC fight on the grounds of the White House, and he’s so serious.

“So 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,” Trump said. “Does anybody watch UFC?”

“We’re going to have a UFC fight — think of this — on the grounds of the White House,” Trump said on July 3 at the Des Moines, Iowa State Fairgrounds. “We got a lot of land there.”

Trump’s visit to the fairgrounds was more or less a celebration of Congress passing the “big, beautiful bill,” a legislation predicted to add an estimated $3.3 trillion to the national debt over the next decade.

However, the primary focus of the president’s remarks wasn’t policy, or even politics; it was throwing a yearlong “big, beautiful” celebration for America’s birthday in 2026.

“We’re going to have a UFC fight, championship fight, full fight, like 20, 25,000 people and we’re going to do that as part of 250 also,” he added. “We’re going to have some incredible events. Some professional events, some amateur events, but the UFC fight’s going to be a big deal, too.”

It’s no secret that Trump is buddy-buddy with UFC President Dana White, who’s appeared at several campaign rallies and took the stage at Trump’s election night victory party.

His remarks have gone viral, and people have mocked and criticized what this means for the United States to have our 47th president touting a mixed martial arts sporting event on the White House lawn. Here’s what people are saying:

One person said, “this shit is like a really bad SNL skit that’s run too long.”

Another person said, “this country is an embarrassment. we just increased national debt by trillions now the White House is sponsored by UFC.”

Someone else didn’t hold back claiming they’re “turning the White House into a redneck amusement park . Next they’ll construct a NASCAR circuit around MAGAWORLD!”

Lots of people made the obvious comparison to Mike Judge’s 2006 movie Idiocracy, which featured an outlandish plot that seemed implausible to critics until recent events.

Other folks are saying UFC fights at the White House are giving Gladiator fights from the Roman Empire.

And finally, people are throwing out ridiculous suggestions of who should be on the fight card for the 2026 bout.