Dana White has promised an event ‘so unique, so special’ but ultimately expensive after finalizing the UFC White House card this week.
UFC CEO White has been within the infamous ‘war room’ this week because the promotion plots an historic night on June 14 in Washington, DC. And while he refused to budge on details, even refusing to list an amount of title fights, he vowed to make the show ‘so bada–‘.
Almost every major name in company history has been angling to get on the cardboard, from Conor McGregor to Jon Jones. And White will soon head to Washington to run through the show with President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka.
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Dana White confirms UFC White House card has been made
For months, Dana White has batted away questions from reporters in regards to the UFC White House event by insisting that he has yet to debate matchmaking in any respect. But he can now expect a media onslaught after confirming that the event has been matched during a post-fight press conference tonight.
Following Zuffa Boxing 3 on the Meta Apex in Las Vegas, White told the press: “We now have two different options laid out and the matchmaking process is already laid out so, yeah. We got the White House card done last week.”
Asked if he could disclose any details, even resembling what number of title fights would feature, he replied that he’s “not saying anything.”
Dana White appears to contradict himself after claiming UFC White House card is ‘done’
After explicitly stating that the event was ‘done’, White then told one other reporter who asked moments later: “I didn’t say it was done, I said the cardboard was built.” He repeated that the promotion have now laid out two particular directions they may go.
“I’m not talking in regards to the White House card… We’ve been kicking around a whole lot of ideas and me and Borsari actually fly to DC this week and sit down with the President and his team and begin walking them through not only the production however the fight card.
“We now have like three different options on all the various production stuff and we’ll see what he likes and what he doesn’t like.”
Evidently White and President Trump can have different ideas regarding the dimensions of the gang for the event. The UFC boss once said that it might be a small crowd of dignitaries, while the President has now claimed an arena with massive capability will in some way be erected only for the night to permit fans in.