The UFC will soon have a new home, and CEO Dana White is confident the multibillion-dollar deal behind it will enable a “more affordable and accessible” future for the globally popular MMA enterprise. Keep reading for more on what you need to know about the deal, which goes into effect next year.

It’s absolutely going to happen," White told The Associated Press. “Think about that, the 250th birthday of the United States of America, the UFC will be on the White House south lawn live on CBS.”

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will host a fight at the White House on July 4, 2026, UFC CEO Dana White told CBS News on Tuesday.

Dana White sheds light on the UFC and Paramount deciding to ditching the pay-per-view model as part of their $7.7 billion broadcast agreement.

Dana White seems to have already backtracked on the idea that the UFC’s pay-per-view model is finished, just hours after it seemed like those days were over. The UFC president announced the promotion’s new broadcast deal with Paramount and CBS on Tuesday,

CBS, the first broadcast network to broadcast a live MMA event, could begin showing live UFC events beginning in 2026 with the new media rights deal between UFC parent company TKO Group Holdings and Paramount.

UFC president Dana White announced a huge deal making Paramount and CBS the new home of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, ditching the pay-per-view model.