UFC to spend $ 700,000 to replace the White House lawn after the 2026 combat card

The UFC will spend $ 700,000 just to replace the grass of the South lawn after next year’s White House combat card, the president and chief executive officer, Dana White, an early example of the cost property will have to organize the unprecedented event. The card next June is starting to become a reality after UFC leaders have met people from President Trump’s administration in recent weeks to finalize some of the main details, including the date, which will now be in June instead of the July 4. This is part of the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of America. The UFC shared the first renderings of the event last month, and White told SBJ that the UFC was also beginning to determine the costs of the event.
The combat property spent around 20 million dollars to set up Noche UFC on the sphere in 2024, but it has not yet publicly shared the precise costs of the White House card or if it will be fully paid. White, who prefers to organize events in the interior arenas, did not detail the total number in an interview with SBJ last week, but said he was ready to pass everything you need. He said that it was more difficult for an event to put in place than the Sphere card, adding: “There is no doubt about this, it will be the most difficult event that we have ever done. I take out a stadium event, that I don’t like stadiums, the thing I hate the most outdoors. (Stadium); Now we are heading for Washington, DC, on the lawn of the White House.
Eyes on the oval desktop: The renderings have shown a massive and vaulted arch that the UFC plans to build on the top of the octagon and which is bordered by lighting systems. White compared it to the Arc de Saint-Louis and said that the idea is that this will allow a breathtaking view of the White House for the cameras and the 5,000 to 6,000 participants on site. The weighings of the event should take place on the Lincoln Memorial steps, and the UFC plans to organize fans around DC events in the days preceding the card. White told the personality of the Zach Gelb media last month that the card was moved from July 4 to June because “the president did not realize how much his schedule was stacked on July 4; It will be in three different states that day. ” The prospect of setting up a menu at the White House has turned into speech on sport, with a list of laundry for the biggest private sports fighters and in bobbying publicly to include.