The White House event that is slated for June will cost $60 million according to a report from Puck News. The article also notes a change in the date from June 14th to June 26th.
White on Instagram blamed the media in another mad rant stating that the date of the event is June 14th.
The report stated that the envisioned White House event will have less than 3,000 attendees although they will allow fans on the National Mall to congregate as a watch party. The estimated number of in attendance for the Fan Fest is 60,000. Notably, Trump’s vision for 100,000 stadium built cannot happen. They have already flattened the South Lawn in preparation for the Octagon and bleachers.
This will be the biggest event that the UFC will have ever paid for (at least disclosed). Its big Sphere show the company stated it spent $20 million to put on for a main event of Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvili. White stated that it would cost $750K to $1 million to restore the lawn at the White House.
Payout Perspective:
It will be interesting to see if there will be any release of information through Freedom of Information Act requests about who paid and for what. One might assume that taxpayers will be doing a bit of lifting for this event despite the fact it will cost the UFC $60 million. This isn’t the full amount. At least, no one confirmed it being the full amount. It could be two or three times more than that with “others” flipping the bill.. Also of note in the Puck report was the ever-changing logistics. While Trump and White had a vision, the reality is starting to set in. While we know there is no real budget for this Administration when it comes to the whims of this president, there are things that he cannot move. Time will tell on this event.
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