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, per The Athletic 's Mark Puleo.

President Donald Trump said he’s thinking of staging a UFC match on the White House grounds with upwards 20,000 spectators to celebrate 250 years of American independence.

Speaking in Iowa on Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that the military flight team that launched the strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities will be honored at the White House on July 4th.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would speak to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday. He also said that he was “very disappointed” with the conversation he had with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.

Russia pummeled Kyiv with the largest drone attack of the war, hours after President Donald Trump spoke to Russia's Vladimir Putin, officials said.

It was the latest in a series of almost weekly large-scale missile and drone attacks. President Trump said he “didn’t make any progress” with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.