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UFC CEO Dana White Declares White House Event Too Costly to Repeat

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UFC CEO Dana White stated that the organization will not host another event at the White House due to the high cost and logistical challenges, despite the event's success. The event, dubbed Freedom 250, celebrated President Donald Trump's birthday and the nation's anniversary, featuring a championship fight where Justin Gaethje won the lightweight title. While the event generated significant merchandise sales and subscriptions, White deemed it a unique, one-time experience that was too expensive to replicate. AI

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UFC CEO Dana White Declares White House Event Too Costly to Repeat

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · The Associated Press, Dan Gelston ·

    ‘We’ll never do this again’: UFC CEO Dana White says White House fight night was too expensive to do it again

    The UFC cage erected on the White House lawn will "never happen again" given how expensive it was for the UFC to put on in the first place.

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