Dana White Rules Out Another White House UFC Card After $60 Million Event
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Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 15
Dana White Rules Out Another White House UFC Card After $60 Million Event
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 15
Summary
$60 million in staging costs pushed Dana White to declare the White House UFC show a one-off, saying weather risks and federal-site logistics mean it will "never happen again."
Freedom 250 still exceeded UFC's internal goals, White said, boosting merchandise sales and streaming subscriptions despite the operational headaches of building an outdoor cage on the South Lawn.
Justin Gaethje capped the event by beating Ilia Topuria for the lightweight title and collecting $825,000 in bonuses, while Ciryl Gane also left Washington as a champion.
Donald Trump stayed through the seven-fight card and praised it as "PERFECT!", but UFC's next marquee event returns to a standard Las Vegas arena for UFC 329 and Conor McGregor's comeback.