President Donald Trump attended an event hosted by the US 250 in Des Moines, Iowa on July 3, 2025. Nathan Howard/Reuters
President Donald Trump said on July 3 that the White House could host the Ultimate Combat Championship (UFC) event next year, as part of the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence.
Trump said the federal government plans to mark the occasion with a year’s worth of events at the “salute to America” event in Des Moines, Iowa, adding that “all about the national park battlefields and historic sites” will hold special events to commemorate the anniversary.
