The UFC is preparing to unveil the full fight lineup for its planned event at the White House, with president and CEO Dana White confirming the secretive card has already been finalised.
The promotion is expected to stage the event on June 14, 2026, marking one of the most unusual venues in the organisation’s three decade history. Details about the fight card have remained tightly guarded in recent weeks as the promotion completed the matchmaking process.
“I’ll announce the whole card this week,” White said, according to IFL TV. “It’s done. The card is done.”
White said the promotion kept the plans secret while assembling the fights. “We’ve been so secretive about this. I have all of these boards, which I’m sure you’ve seen all around the war room,” he said. “This isn’t even on the board. We bring in a whiteboard, we write the fights down, and then we erase them every time we have a matchmaking meeting. Matchmaking is usually on Tuesday, but they have been every day of the past two weeks.”
The announcement is expected to come during the same week as UFC 326 in Las Vegas on March 7, where Max Holloway is scheduled to defend the BMF title against former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira. While that event headlines the weekend, attention could quickly shift to the White House show once the official lineup is revealed.
The event is expected to differ from a typical UFC pay-per-view card. Early discussion suggested the possibility of as many as seven championship fights, though that idea has since been dismissed. Reports indicate the card will likely feature six or seven bouts in total and could cost approximately $60 million to stage.
Rather than selling large numbers of tickets to the public, the promotion is expected to invite a smaller audience of roughly 3,000 to 4,000 guests to sit near the cage. A much larger crowd may gather nearby at The Ellipse, a public area close to the White House grounds, where organisers believe up to 85,000 fans could watch the broadcast.
