UFC

'Please take the job': Trump offers UFC CEO Dana White position of White House Press Secretary

White, 57, is one of Trump's closest and longest-standing friends, speaking on Trump's behalf at the Republican Party conventions in 2016, 2020, and 2024.

|ByIDAN KWELLER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump and UFC CEO Dana White arrive for the "UFC Freedom 250" mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, June 14, 2026.
US Park Police officers detain a man as fans watch the UFC Freedom 250 event from a street across the Ellipse next to the Washington Monument, in Washington, DC, US, June 15, 2026

Federal grand jury indicts eight men over alleged plot to attack White House UFC event, DOJ says

The defendants allegedly planned to murder US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, US officials, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, billionaire Elon Musk and "other high value targets."

|ByREUTERS
Fireworks explode during UFC Freedom 250, on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, DC, US, June 15, 2026

Two more suspects arrested for drone attack plot on White House UFC event

According to the DOJ, William Lee Spartacus Falkner and Jordan W. Rincker were both charged with conspiracy to commit murder for their alleged roles in the plot.

|ByTZVI JASPER
Fireworks explode during UFC Freedom 250, on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, DC, US, June 15, 2026

CAM weekly antisemitism report – Foiled White House plot targeted pro-Israel lawmakers

Thwarted terror plot to attack “UFC Freedom 250” event at the White House with explosive drones and gunfire

|ByCOMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT

Israeli MMA fighter Natan Levy defied odds to enter the UFC

Now he wants to break stereotypes.

JANUARY 5, 2021ByELIE BLEIER
Natan Levy proudly shows an Israeli flag before his matches.