Trump says UFC fight will take place on White House grounds

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President Donald Trump announced a UFC fight will take place at the White House next year to celebrate America’s upcoming 250th birthday.

“Every one of our national parks, battlefields and historic sites are going to have special events in honor of ‘America250’ and I even think we’re going to have a UFC fight,” Trump said in a speech at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Thursday in an address on the eve of the 4th of July.

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“Does anybody watch UFC? The great Dana White? We’re going to have a UFC fight. We’re going to have a UFC fight — think of this — on the grounds of the White House. We have a lot of land there. 

“We’re going to build a little — we’re not, Dana is going to do it. Dana is great, one of a

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