Ahead of the UFC’s historic event on the White House, Dana White told Donald Trump the estimated price of the promotion, which left certainly one of his champions shocked.
In June, 2026, the premier promotion is ready to carry their biggest event ever after they land on the lawn of the White House for a historic fight card.
Ever for the reason that event was announced, the vast majority of the UFC‘s big stars have been calling to be included on the event, and Donald Trump recently revealed there could possibly be as much as nine title fights on the cardboard.
And ahead of the spectacle, UFC boss Dana White has attended the White House several times for planning meetings with the American president, and through certainly one of the meetings, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison was also in attendance.
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Dana White told Trump the UFC’s estimated price is $23 billion
Harrison was, and still is, hopeful of competing on the historic event, nevertheless, it was announced recently that the Olympic gold medalist will defend her title against Amanda Nunes at UFC 324.
Despite that, Harrison recently attended the White House for a dinner with Trump and her boss, White, and whilst she was there, she made her claim to compete on the cardboard.
And something that she heard whilst she was at dinner with the pair, left her shocked, but in some ways excited for her future contract negotiations.
“At one point, Trump was like, he was talking about, he was like, ‘I remember if you sold the corporate for $4 billion or something’ and he was like, ‘That was great’, they usually’re each talking about their billions of dollars and I’m just sat there like, ‘Oh’,” Harrison said during a live show with Ariel Helwani.
“After which Trump asks Dana, he’s like, ‘What do you’re thinking that it’s price now?’ And Dana said, ‘It’s estimated at around $23 billion’, and I used to be like, ‘That’s really good to know going into negotiations’, and Trump thought that was hilarious,” Harrison continued.
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UFC fans excited for 2026 with latest broadcast home
Starting in January 2026, the UFC’s latest broadcast partnership with Paramount will kick off, with Harrison defending her title on the primary ‘numbered’ event of the brand new era.
Previously, UFC fans in the USA and other areas would wish to pay for an ESPN + subscription, in addition to purchasing each individual event PPV.
Despite that, in 2026, fans in the USA will only need a Paramount + subscription to observe every event, and today, the broadcaster revealed that it should only cost $59.99 for an annual subscription, which is able to include all Fight Night events in addition to the marquee numbered events.
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