Bring down the House

Robert Whittaker (left) and Reinier de Ridder compete in the men’s middleweight fight at the UFC Fight Night event at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on July 26. Plans are underway to stage a Fourth of July fight card next year at the White House. — AFP

HOURS after Paramount and UFC announced a billion-dollar rights deal, Dana White said he had yet to hear from his friend, President Donald Trump, on his thoughts about the fight company’s new streaming home.

That was fine with White. The UFC CEO was set to travel to Washington on Aug 28 to meet with Trump and his daughter, Ivanka, to catch up and discuss logistics on the proposed Fourth of July fight card next year at the White House.