UFC White House: UFC loses $30m staging Freedom 250 event at White House
- In May, reports suggested 'high-roller' guests would need to spend $1.5m (£1.1m) for special access, and while UFC sources confirmed to BBC Sport the existence of such packages for the event, they did not confirm how much they cost.
- Trump has a long-standing friendship with UFC president Dana White and the event coincided with his 80th birthday.
- Andrew Schleimer, chief financial officer of TKO Group, told investors on Monday they incurred significantly higher than normal costs for Freedom 250, which they "partially offset with sold-out global partnerships inventory.
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- In May, reports suggested 'high-roller' guests would need to spend $1.5m (£1.1m) for special access, and while UFC sources confirmed to BBC Sport the existence of such packages for the event, they did not confirm how much they cost.
- Trump has a long-standing friendship with UFC president Dana White and the event coincided with his 80th birthday.
- Andrew Schleimer, chief financial officer of TKO Group, told investors on Monday they incurred significantly higher than normal costs for Freedom 250, which they "partially offset with sold-out global partnerships inventory.
Sources: BBC News