After the successful UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House, don’t expect Dana White’s promotion to the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada, or the South Lawn.
Following UFC Freedom 250 (via ESPN), White confirmed that he did not plan on holding another show at the White House of the Sphere. Why? It comes down to money.
“I can’t afford it,” White said. “I’ll never do the Sphere again, and we’ll never do this again.”
He didn’t get into specifics, but it sounds like the event turned the profits necessary to make back its $60 million production budget, saying it was successful “in every way you can gauge success.”
A lot goes into making an outdoor fighting event, and while President Donald Trump wants White to organize another one on a military base.
However, White might not be ready for that, saying, “He wanted to do it this year. And I said, sir, I need a year to recover financially.”
On Sep. 14, 2014, White held UFC 306 at the Sphere in Las Vegas. It was the first and only event to be held there to date. It doesn’t sound like they will return there anytime soon.
Dana White’s UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House
On Sunday, June 14, 2026, UFC Freedom 250 took place in Washington, D.C., at the White House. The event fell on Trump’s 80th birthday and was meant to celebrate the United States’ 250th anniversary. The likes of Diego Lopes, Steve Garcia, and Sean O’Malley were featured on the card.
Freedom 250 was broadcast on Paramount+. Additionally, thousands of fans were there in D.C. for the event. Some were seated in The Ellipse.
UFC’s next event, Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi, will take place on June 20 in Enterprise, Nevada. They will also host a Fight Night event in Baku, Azerbaijan, on June 27.
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