Trump says UFC fight will take place on White House grounds

President Donald Trump reported a UFC fight will take place at the White House next year to celebrate America s upcoming th birthday Every one of our national parks battlefields and historic sites are going to have special events in honor of America and I even think we re going to have a UFC fight Trump commented in a speech at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Thursday in an address on the eve of the th of July CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Does anybody watch UFC The great Dana White We re going to have a UFC fight 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 We re going to build a little we re not Dana is going to do it Dana is great one of a kind going to be UFC fight championship fight full fight like to people and we re going to do that as part of also JAKE PAUL NOW ELIGIBLE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT AS HE OFFICIALLY ENTERS WBA CRUISERWEIGHT RANKINGSThe match would appear to take place on the White House lawn though no formal permits or logistical details have been substantiated The National Park Provision which manages the White House grounds has not publicly commented UFC has not published a comment confirming or denying the plan Trump who is a known close friend of UFC CEO Dana White attended a UFC fight Newark in June A thunderous roar befell the sold-out crowd at The Rock when Trump walked into the building with White ahead of a UFC stacked main card on June Trump did his signature dance as he walked along the arena floor greeting UFC fans as he made his way to his seat ringside This was a similar welcome he got at the Kaseya Center in Miami at UFC where he had a large entourage with him including his granddaughter Kai Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel among others Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter