UFC CEO Dana White has promised next year’s UFC event at the White House will be the ‘greatest card’ the fight promotion has ever put on.
UFC matchmakers have the pick off the litter when it comes to who’ll compete at the historic event, but for it to be billed as the ‘greatest,’ it would have to feature the company’s bigger star.
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor says it’s a ‘done deal’ that he’ll be fighting at the White House. White was recently asked who he’d like to. headline the event and he, without hesitation, answered McGregor.
“Done deal, signed and delivered,” McGregor said during a segment with FOX News’ Sean Hannity. “It ain’t a negotiation. It’s a done deal, signed, and delivered. McGregor will compete in the White House for America’s 250 party.”
🚨 Conor McGregor says his fight at the White House fight is SIGNED and a DONE DEAL 👀"Done deal, signed, delivered. McGregor will compete in the White House for America's 250th birthday."(via @seanhannity)pic.twitter.com/nCXrCgVt2A
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) October 2, 2025
McGregor, 37, last fought at UFC 264 in July 2021, losing to Dustin Poirier after suffering a broken leg in the final seconds of the opening round. He’s teased an octagon return for years but it hasn’t came to fruition.
He was expected to return at UFC 303 against Michael Chandler in June 2024, but pulled out of the fight citing a toe injury. He’s committed to a return at the White House.
“Me and Dana are in constant communications. We’ve done incredible business together. I’m the highest generating fighter of all time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. They just signed a breathtaking deal with Paramount where we go to cable TV. $7.7 billion that deal it was approved for, and ready to rock, baby. Bring in the big dog, the Mac, the Mac G.”
