Dana White dismisses notion White House UFC event will be ‘too political’: ‘It’s a history-making event’

UFC CEO and President Dana White brushed off concerns that a planned White House fight card marking America’s 250th anniversary would be "too political," saying that "just about everybody on the roster" wants to compete.

In an interview with Bloomberg’s Romaine Bostick Friday, White was asked if he thought it would be a challenge to get fighters to participate in the UFC event scheduled for June out of fear that it would be "too political" or have "too many political overtones." 

White...