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UFC boss Dana White says 'never again' to another White House fight night

Jun 16, 2026Center

The headaches over weather concerns in the outdoors show, the logistics of construction of the cage and staging events at federal landmarks and the soaring cost made Freedom 250 a one-off.

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Dana White on White House fight: ‘We’ll never do this again’

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UFC CEO Dana White told reporters at a press conference early Monday morning that, while his Freedom 250 fights at the White House were successful, his company would not repeat them. “I can’t afford it,” White responded when posed a hypothetical scenario where President Donald Trump asks him to return to the South Lawn next…

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