UFC 25th anniversary documentary will have Donald Trump as its theme

The US president was chosen because he helped the organization by hosting events at one of its casinos when Dana White and the Fertitta brothers purchased the franchise

D. White (left) visited D. Trump (right) on August 01st. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter Dan Scavino Jr.

Dana White's visit to United States Commander Donald Trump at the White House at the beginning of the month was not just a courtesy. The president of Ultimate revealed on Monday (13) that the most powerful man in the country will be the subject of the UFC documentary in celebration of the franchise's 25th anniversary.

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Colby Covington visiting Donald Trump. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter colbycovmma leon edwards

The feature film will tell the relationship between Trump and Zuffa LLC (a company formed by White and the Fertitta brothers). The hitherto businessman opened the doors of his casinos in Atlantic City to the UFC. The Taj Mahal was also the home of the last Ultimate event in the USA under the command of SEG, in 2000.

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“President Trump has always been great to me. He is a huge UFC fan. I took (Colby) and they talked, took photos, he signed his hat, it was fun. Then later, we're making 25 documentaries with 25 f***ing directors for the 25th anniversary (of the UFC), and one of them is the story of how President Trump let us use the Taj for the first fight, and I went to the residence afterwards of that, and he and I both recorded it for the documentary” – explained Dana in an interview with the “UFC Unfiltered” podcast.

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