PFL offers card with Francis Ngannou and Cris Cyborg for the White House

Francis Ngannou after victory in the PFL. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/@pflsaudiarabia

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The MMA world has definitely bought into the idea of ​​holding events on the White House lawn. Last Friday (4), President Donald Trump announced that a UFC card would be held on the official grounds in July of next year. The PFL wasted no time in riding the wave. The organization's executive, Donn David, offered a full list of fights for the same date.

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“MMA in the White House, great idea Donald Trump for July 4th 2026. PFL has a 'WOW' fight card for MMA fans to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the USA! PFL in the afternoon and UFC in the evening,” Davis suggested in a post made on 'X' (formerly Twitter).

In the post, the president included a photo of the proposed fight card with the biggest names in the organization, such as Francis Ngannou, Chris Cyborg, Dakota Ditcheva and Usman Nurmagomedov.

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UFC at the White House

The plan to bring one of the UFC events was revealed by Donald Trump last Thursday (5) during a speech to supporters in the state of Iowa. According to the President of the United States, the UFC White House This would be part of an extensive celebration of the country's 250th anniversary of independence, which will be on July 4, 2026. Trump is a close friend of Dana White, president of the UFC.

The White House is the seat of the US government. Photo: Reproduction X/WhiteHouse

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“Does anyone watch UFC? The great Dana White. We’re going to have a UFC event on the White House lawn. We have a lot of land here. Dana is going to do it, he’s great, unique. We’re going to have a UFC event, a title fight, with 20, 25 thousand people. This will also be part of the 250th anniversary celebrations. We’re going to have incredible events. Some professional, some amateur, but the UFC is going to be one of the big ones,” he revealed.