Dana White says the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House surpassed anything he could have scripted — and is now the subject of a new Fox documentary, UFC Fight House: The Making of the Biggest Fight in History.
White broke down how the June 14th card on the White House South Lawn came together, crediting Donald Trump’s hands-on involvement as a driving force behind the scale of the event.
“If you wrote a script, you wouldn’t believe all the things that happen in this thing,” White said.
Footage from the documentary shows Trump personally directing the layout during the early planning stages, pushing the team to maximize seating on the grounds despite the constraints of trees and landscaping.
“He was the one that kept pushing us harder and harder to get more seats and get people in there,” White
“My concept was right smack at the front door to the White House — build it as big as you can. We’re a little confined because of trees and these beautiful plantings, so it’s not easy,” Trump
An estimated 85,000 fans packed the Fan Fest at the Ellipse, with 34 million global viewers tuning in to make it the most-watched UFC event in history.