UFC CEO Dana White is scheduled to meet with Donald Trump to discuss a proposed Fourth of July fight card at the White House.

White had taken his UFC shows to Saudi Arabia in 2024, and appears to have been working on a deal with Alalshikh and now announcing that he will be involved in a new league format of the sport.

Taking to X on Wednesday, UFC president Dana White officially announced that very league while standing alongside Saudi Arabia General Entertainment Authority chairman Turki Alalshikh.

Mr. Trump also visited Saudi Arabia before any other nation during his first term in the White House, bucking the tradition for U.S. presidents to make their first foreign trip to the United Kingdom.

John Abizaid, Trump's pick to be envoy to Saudi Arabia, faced bipartisan outrage over the White House's response to Jamal Khashoggi's killing and other Saudi behavior.

Follow Us 50 Dana White, Shara Magomedov, and Israel Adesanya (Images Credit: Getty Images) The UFC made history this year with its first-ever event in Saudi Arabia, marking a significant milestone.

White House Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff on Sunday said he would travel to Saudi Arabia later in the day with National Security Advisor Mike Waltz for talks on how to end Russia's war on Ukraine.

UFC Saudi Arabia was a massive success for Dana White and his team. It had some incredible fights that caught the attention of millions of fans who turned in to watch it.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Trump got the royal treatment on his first stop in Saudi Arabia, as white Arabian horses flanked his motorcade — with adviser Elon Musk in tow. Dozens o… ...

In response, Trump said he would be pushing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to “round it out to around $1 trillion.” Earlier this month, Trump said Saudi Arabia “agreed to do that.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump spoke to Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday in the first call with a foreign leader of his second term, appearing to renew efforts ...