Ultimate Fighting Championship chief executive Dana White said the promotion will stage its first event on the White House grounds on 4 July 2026, coinciding with the United States’ semiquincentennial celebrations. The card is slated to be broadcast live on CBS, marking the first time a mixed-martial-arts bout is held at the presidential residence. White told CBS’s morning programme he spoke with President Donald Trump on Monday and will meet the president and Ivanka Trump later this month to review site plans and other logistics. A White House official separately confirmed the discussions. Attendance figures and the specific location—likely the South Lawn—are still being finalised. The announcement comes a day after UFC agreed a seven-year, $7.7 billion domestic media-rights package with Paramount Global that will shift all numbered events and 30 Fight Nights per year to Paramount+ and put selected cards on the CBS broadcast network beginning in 2026. The deal abolishes the organisation’s U.S. pay-per-view model and significantly expands free-to-air reach. Matchmaking for the White House card is under way. White said “everybody wants to be on this card,” and indicated talks have begun with high-profile fighters, though no bouts have been confirmed. Further details are expected after the late-August planning session in Washington.