In an unusual turn of events, US President Donald Trump on Saturday offered Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO Dana White the role of his next White House Press Secretary.
Taking to his Truth Social account, Trump announced that Dana White had been offered the position of press secretary. Islam Makhachev: One of UFC MMA’s all-time greats, Makhachev won the welterweight championship in November last year by defeating Jack Della Maddalena in New York’s Madison Square Garden. She is a former two-division UFC champion, having captured the Women’s Featherweight Championship and won the Women’s Bantamweight Championship twice.
“I am pleased to announce that the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior, has been offered the job of Press Secretary of the United States. Kayla Harrison : She is the first female fighter to win an Olympic gold medal and a UFC championship. Amanda Nunes: Nicknamed ‘The Lioness’, Nunes is widely considered to be one of the greatest female MMA fighters.
He won the UFC Lightweight Championship in October 2022. Harrison won gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. She joined the UFC in 2024 and won the Bantamweight Championship in June 2025, defeating Julianna Peña.
I have requested that he bring with him assistants, even though some are not from our Country,” he said. Trump said the group would be needed to defend the administration against what he called the “Lunatic Left”. However, CNN reported that White had turned down Trump’s offer and quoted a White House aide saying that the president was “joking” about the offer.
Speaking at a press conference on Saturday while in London after a boxing event, White said he would meet with Trump at the White House on Monday, as per news agency AP.
Daniel Cormier: He was a six-time US Olympic Team Member as a wrestler, a World Cup runner-up, and a Pan-American gold medallist. Cormier is the second fighter in UFC history to hold titles in both Lightweight and Heavyweight classes.
