MMASucka · Sep 11, 2025
UFC White House Fight Card Rumor Meets DC Regulator Silence
The UFC White House fight card is rumored to take place next year on the Fourth of July. This event has captured headlines, but Washington regulators told MMA Sucka they’ve received “no permits, no contact, no protocols.”
The idea of fighters trading punches on the South Lawn sounds like the kind of spectacle UFC president Dana White would relish. But according to the DC Combat Sports Commission, which oversees all combat sports in the nation’s capital, nothing about the July 4, 2026 event is official.
“Neither UFC nor any other promoter has filed a permit application with the Commission for this event,” the Commission wrote in response to an inquiry from MMA Sucka.