Dana White says the UFC White House card will become a reality this Saturday during the UFC 326 broadcast.
At Thursday’s UFC 326 pre-fight press conference in Las Vegas, White was asked when he expects an official announcement to be made for the historic card scheduled to take place at the White House on June 14.
“Saturday night,” White said.
The question was a follow-up to a comment White made in an interview with Piers Morgan, in which he told the interviewer that he expects the UFC White House lineup to include six to seven fights, and that those fights will be announced this week.
White has now confirmed the news should arrive Saturday evening, with the UFC 326 broadcast beginning on CBS and then continuing on the Paramount+ streaming service.
“I’m looking at it right now. I’m staring at all six fights,” White told Morgan. “We’re scheduled to do six fights. We were going to do six fights, we might actually do seven, I might add one more, but yeah, I’m excited.
“I’ll announce the board this week.”
A multitude of marquee names have been tied to the event, including Conor McGregor, Jon Jones, and Alex Pereira, among others. Speculation has been rampant as to who will land one of the coveted UFC White House spots, but as of now, no names have been confirmed for the event.
White has found the abundance of rumors amusing.
“Every day when I wake up, somebody will send me a leak, like, ‘This fight’s happening,’” White said. “All these guys on the internet are putting out every fight that is possible to make out there that is happening at the White House. I think if they keep throwing enough shit out there, something’s going to stick, and eventually they have to be right. Everybody at each weight class, the top 15, they keep putting together every fight that’s possible, so eventually they’re going to be right.”
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