President Donald Trump is hosting a UFC fight on White House grounds to celebrate his 80th birthday and the nation’s 250th anniversary. Trump has long supported UFC and during his 2024 campaign, he used those ties to attract voters who weren't traditionally politically engaged. The sport aligns with Trump's brawling, no-holds-barred style of politics. The Republican president is also close friend with UFC CEO Dana White and with the Ellison family, whose Paramount+ has the broadcast rights. Trump has boasted that the June 14 event feature “all top guys.” But fans online have panned the White House fight card as underwhelming.
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FILE - President Donald Trump congratulates Georgia's Merab Dvalishvili, after he won his bantamweight title bout against Sean O'Malley, during the UFC-316 mixed martial arts event, at the Prudential Center, June 7, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Manuel Ceneta, File)
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nate Diaz will return to mixed martial arts for the first time in nearly four years when he fights fellow brawler Mike Perr…
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FILE - Nate Diaz poses on the scale during a ceremonial weigh-in for the UFC 279 mixed martial arts event on Sept. 9, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, File)
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Ronda Rousey says her bout with Gina Carano on May 16 is the biggest fight that can be made in mixed martial arts, an…
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Charles Oliveira finally avenged a loss that has stuck with him mentally by unanimously outpointing Max Holloway on Saturday …
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Charles Oliveira, right, punches Max Holloway in a lightweight fight during UFC 326 Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)/Las Vegas Sun via AP)
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Max Holloway, foreground, grapples with Charles Oliveira in a lightweight fight during UFC 326 Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)
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Caio Borralho, left, is declared the winner over Reinier de Ridder in a middleweight bout during UFC 326 Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)
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Raul Rosas Jr., top, grapples with Rob Font, bottom, in a bantamweight mixed martial arts bout during UFC 326, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)