The CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship said he plans to meet with the US president on Monday to discuss the proposal.
Published November 8, 2026
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO Dana White says she plans to meet with Donald Trump after the US president offered her the job of White House press secretary.
White, speaking at a new news conference after Saturday’s boxing event in London, said he would meet with Trump at the White House on Monday to discuss the president’s proposal.
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“Dana will be a press secretary like no other,” President Trump wrote on Truth Social earlier Saturday. “Danna-san, please accept the job!”
Trump also asked White to “bring in assistants, some of whom are not from our country.”
President Trump posted a list of photos of six current and former UFC title holders who will join White. One of them is Islam Makhachev and Khabib Nurmagomedov from Russia’s Dagestan region. Americans Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier, and “Kayla Harris,” possibly referring to Kayla Harrison. and Amanda Nunes, a Brazilian who became a U.S. citizen last year.
“We need people to protect us from the crazy left,” Trump wrote.
The White House press secretary position has been vacant since Katie Zacharias’ term ended after just five days last month.
Zakaria replaced Caroline Leavitt, who resigned at the end of August.
White and Trump first worked together in the early 2000s, but their relationship has grown even closer since the UFC president publicly supported Trump’s presidential campaign in 2016.
President Trump has attended several UFC events in recent years, and in June, the White House hosted an evening UFC bout as part of celebrations commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence.
The White House Press Office already includes a former UFC spokesperson. Director of Communications Steven Chan worked for White’s organization from 2013 to 2016.
Chan shared the president’s message on X, saying, “That’s right! Do it, @DanaWhite! It’ll be like the old days!”
