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donald trump said ufc Is planning “eight or nine championship fights” for his proposed event white House in this summer.
ufc president dana white He is a close friend of US President Trump and The pair are working on staging a fight card At the White House on June 14 – Mr Trump’s birthday.
Beyond the date, details are somewhat scarce, but White had previously revealed Discussions around snipers and the big screenMr Trump is now shedding some more light on what the program will look like.
“UFC on June 14, it will be on June 14 next year,” Mr. Trump said at the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday. “They’re building an arena, the great Dana White is building an arena.
“And they’re going to have eight or nine championship fights, which will be their biggest fights ever. Every single one is a championship fight, and everybody’s a great type of fighter.
“He’s actually stopping the fight for six months right now, so he can do it for June 15th,” Mr Trump added, seemingly meaning June 14th. “I think [14] June is going to be amazing,” he continued.
“I think there will be 5,000 or 6,000 seats right in front of the front door of the White House and 100,000 people in the back, where they’re putting up eight or 10 very big screens. That’s going to be an exciting night.”
The lawn in front of the main entrance of the White House is actually the North Lawn, although White calls it the UFC’s Octagon Will be installed on the South Lawn,
Several fighters have put their names forward for a possible fight at the White House, including former champions Conor McGregor and Jon Jones. However, White has been skeptical of McGregor’s involvement.And He has suggested that he cannot trust Jones,
Many fans regard Jones as the greatest mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter of all time, but the American’s career has been marred by several failed drug tests and legal issues. The 38-year-old retired from MMA this summer and eventually vacated the heavyweight title After stalling the partition for several monthsYet he has since said he would prefer to fight for the White House.
Meanwhile, McGregor has not fought in 2021 since suffering a broken leg and He is currently serving an anti-doping ban for failure to comply withHis suspension expires in March. Furthermore, the Irishman has had his own legal issues since then.
last week, The Supreme Court rejects McGregor’s bid to appeal a civil case against himLast year, he was sued in a civil court over an incident in which he was accused of “brutally raping and assaulting” a woman in 2018. The woman was awarded damages of around €250,000 (£214,994), and McGregor, 37, was also ordered to pay around €1.3m (£1.1m) in legal costs.
McGregor’s application to the Supreme Court was in relation to his cross-examination regarding “no comment” answers given in Garda interviews during the trial. In their decision last week, the Supreme Court judges said they were “satisfied that the applicant received a fair trial” and refused him permission to appeal. McGregor has always denied the allegations against him.