Dana White, president and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, said Saturday that he will meet with President Trump on Monday to discuss the president's offer for him to become White House press secretary.
White made the comments to reporters in London, saying he was flying to Washington. Asked how he could manage the position alongside his current responsibilities, he responded that he has "a lot of jobs already."
"We have a meeting on Monday, so I'm sure I'll have more to talk about after that," White said, offering no details about his conversations with the president.
Earlier on Saturday, White posted what appeared to be an AI-generated image of himself standing behind the podium in the White House briefing room to his Instagram story. The image carried the caption "On to the next chapter." He followed it with a screenshot of a Truth Social post in which Trump said he had spoken with White about the role.
Trump said Saturday that White had been offered "the job of Press Secretary of the United States" and publicly urged him to accept it.
"I have requested that he bring with him assistants, even though some are not from our Country, of Islam Makhachev, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Justin Gaethje, Daniel Cormier, Amanda Nunes, and Kayla Harris," Trump wrote. "We need these people to defend us against the Lunatic Left. Dana will be a Press Secretary like none other. Dana, please take the job!"
Trump and White have maintained a close friendship in recent years. Over the summer, the UFC staged a fight on the White House South Lawn as part of celebrations marking the nation's 250th anniversary and Trump's 80th birthday. Andrew Schleimer, CEO of the UFC's parent company, said the organization lost $30 million on that event.
The White House has been searching for a permanent press secretary since Karoline Leavitt left the post in August. Political commentator Katie Zacharia briefly held the job before being dismissed after less than a week and only one short press briefing. Her departure followed reports that she had marketed herself as an attorney without passing the bar exam.
The search comes amid broader staffing shake-ups after Democrats made massive gains in the 2026 midterm elections. Former White House chief of staff Susie Wiles departed weeks after Trump wrote online that she was "my trusted advisor, and has my COMPLETE confidence." Stephen Miller, a longtime Trump adviser and former deputy chief of staff, replaced Wiles on Friday.
