{"id":25,"date":"2026-05-26T18:40:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=25"},"modified":"2026-05-26T18:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:40:13","slug":"dana-white-defends-white-house-ufc-fight-amid-iran-war-theres-always-bad-things-going-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=25","title":{"rendered":"Dana White Defends White House UFC Fight Amid Iran War: \u2018There\u2019s Always Bad Things Going On\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>What Else Did White Say About The White House Ufc Fight?<\/h2>\n<p>In interviews this week with Rolling Stone, Time and the New Yorker, White said the event came to be because Trump, whom he describes as a friend, approached him at a UFC match and said, \u201cYou know what? We should do a fight at the White House.\u201d White told the New Yorker the UFC and the Trump administration began planning details days later. White offered some logistical details in interviews this week, telling the New Yorker the stands at the White House will seat slightly more than 4,000 spectators, of which Trump has 1,000 tickets to distribute and White has 200. Ari Emanuel, CEO of UFC owner TKO Holdings, has another 200 tickets to distribute, with the rest reserved for military members, White said. White told Time he invited several celebrities, including Adam Sandler, Tom Brady, Jared Leto, Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson and Mario Lopez, but did not say whether they accepted. Fighters will warm up in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building and will walk out from the Oval Office, Time reported, and White told the New Yorker weigh-ins will happen at the Lincoln Memorial. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=23\">Ebola Outbreak At Risk Of Becoming \u2018Deadliest On Record,\u2019 Humanitarian Group Warns (Live Updates)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What Did White Say About His Relationship With Trump?<\/h2>\n<p>Across multiple interviews this week, White said his friendship with Trump is not about politics. White said his relationship with Trump dates back to 2001, when the UFC staged fights at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey. White told Rolling Stone Trump \u201cshowed up to the first fight of the night and stayed till the last fight,\u201d saying he became a \u201cvery good friend.\u201d White told Rolling Stone he and Trump \u201cdon\u2019t talk politics,\u201d saying Trump has never asked him to get involved politically. Though White did speak at the 2024 Republican National Convention, he told the New Yorker his speech was about Trump as a person and a friend, rather than about politics. White described himself as \u201cdown the middle, leaning a little left,\u201d and an \u201ceighties, nineties Democrat\u201d to the New Yorker. <\/p>\n<h2>Surprising Fact<\/h2>\n<p>White defended Trump against allegations he is racist by invoking the president\u2019s friendship with Michael Jackson. \u201cI can tell you that the President had a very good relationship with Michael Jackson, and had Michael Jackson around his kids all the time, and defended him when that stuff was going down. So to call the guy a racist is crazy,\u201d White told the New Yorker, saying there are \u201cvideos now popping up of Trump defending Michael Jackson\u201d after the \u201cMichael\u201d movie opened in theaters last month.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=21\">Ferrari\u2019s First EV Divides The Internet: Here\u2019s Why Sports Car Fans Hate The Luce<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>Tangent<\/h2>\n<p>White told the New Yorker a $7.7 billion deal the UFC struck with Paramount last year did not make him a billionaire. \u201cI do really well,\u201d White said, adding, \u201cI spend too much money. I\u2019ll never be a billionaire.\u201d Forbes estimated last year White\u2019s net worth exceeds $600 million. <\/p>\n<h2>Key Background<\/h2>\n<p>Trump first announced the UFC fight at the White House in July 2025, telling supporters at a rally in Iowa, \u201cWe\u2019re going to have a UFC fight, think of this, on the grounds of the White House,\u201d also praising White as \u201cone of a kind.\u201d The UFC announced the lineup for the White House event in March, though the card was met with mixed reactions from fans as it lacked legends like Conor McGregor or Jon Jones. The event\u2019s main fight is a lightweight match between American Justin Gaethje against Ilia Topuria of Georgia. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=19\">Trump Says His Physical Went \u2018PERFECTLY\u2019 Amid Speculation Over Bruised Hands And Swollen Legs<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Further Reading<\/h2>\n<p>UFC\u2019s Hyped White House Fight Card Missing Sport\u2019s Legends (Forbes)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC president Dana White rebuffed critiques about holding a high-profile fight at the White House during a war, saying the UFC \u201ccan\u2019t just bend and break and roll over for every bad thing that happens.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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