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Overview
- The president, who unveiled the plan Wednesday at the White House with fighters Alex Pereira and Justin Gaethje, set the card for June 14 and said it will be free to the public as part of the U.S. 250th celebrations.
- Pereira is slated to face France's Ciryl Gane on the South Lawn, and Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje are promoted for a lightweight title unification bout.
- Trump praised Pereira's punching power during the event, saying the Brazilian has a large, powerful hand and has knocked out many opponents.
- UFC president Dana White told Sports Business Journal the promotion plans to spend about $700,000 to replace the South Lawn grass after the event.
- TKO Group Holdings, which controls the UFC, did not comment in the reporting, while the June 14 date also coincides with Trump's 80th birthday and his long ties to Dana White.