PFL chairman and founder Donn Davis tagged Trump in a message on X (formerly Twitter), offering a stacked lineup of seven fights that would take place prior to UFC event. The proposed fight card includes the biggest names in the promotion including Francis Ngannou, Cris Cyborg, Dakota Ditcheva and Usman Nurmagomedov.

It was confirmed on Friday that plans are in motion for a UFC fight to take place at the White House as part of the United States’ 250th birthday celebration in 2026. The news follows former President Donald Trump’s public announcement of the idea during a speech in Iowa on Thursday,

And I even think we're going to have a UFC fight," Trump said. "Does anybody watch UFC?" "We're going to have a UFC fight — think of this — on the grounds of the White House," Trump said on July 3 at the Des Moines,