President Donald Trump announced a UFC fight will take place at the White House next year to celebrate Americas upcoming 250th birthday."Every one of our national parks, battlefields and historic sites are going to have special events in honor of America250 and I even think were going to have a UFC fight," Trump said in a speech at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Thursday in an address on the eve of the 4th of July.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Does anybody watch UFC? The great Dana White? Were going to have a UFC fight. Were going to have a UFC fight think of this on the grounds of the White House. We have a lot of land there."Were going to build a little were not, Dana is going to do it. Dana is great, one of a kind going to be UFC fight, championship fight, full fight, like 20,000 to 25,000 people, and were going to do that as part of 250 also."JAKE PAUL NOW ELIGIBLE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT AS HE OFFICIALLY ENTERS WBA CRUISERWEIGHT RANKINGSThe match would appear to take place on the White House lawn, though no formal permits or logistical details have been confirmed.The National Park Service, which manages the White House grounds, has not publicly commented. UFC has not released a statement confirming or denying the plan.Trump, who is a known close friend of UFC CEO Dana White, attended a UFC fight Newark in June.A thunderous roar befell the sold-out crowd at "The Rock" when Trump walked into the building with White ahead of a UFC 316 stacked main card on June 7.Trump did his signature dance as he walked along the arena floor, greeting UFC fans as he made his way to his seat ringside.This was a similar welcome he got at the Kaseya Center in Miami at UFC 314, where he had a large entourage with him, including his granddaughter Kai Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel, among others.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.