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UFC Flyweight Royval Rejects "Hunger Games" White House Card
13 Nov
Summary
- UFC planning blockbuster card at White House in 2026
- Flyweight Brandon Royval not interested in fighting on the card
- Royval says he "doesn't give a f*** about any of our political figures"
In November 2025, the UFC is gearing up for a historic event at the White House in June 2026. UFC President Dana White has promised it will be the biggest card the promotion has ever put on, with the event to be held outdoors on the South Lawn and expected to draw around 85,000 fans.
However, one UFC fighter who won't be competing on the card is flyweight Brandon Royval. The 33-year-old contender, who is currently preparing to headline UFC Vegas 113 in late 2025, has made it clear he has no interest in fighting at the White House.
"I don't give a s*** if I fight at the White House," Royval told In The Arena MMA. "I want to fight in front of big crowds - how big can the White House [even be]? Is that s*** outside, too? I don't give a f*** about any of our political figures right now - to fight in front of them seems like some Hunger Games s***."
Royval, who challenged for the flyweight title in 2023, believes he should be fighting in front of "true, raw fans of MMA" rather than "billionaires and rich people who couldn't care less about me." Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has backed Royval's stance, saying he "gets what he is saying" about the White House card.
