UFC CEO Dana White will speak at the Republican National Convention (RNC) TONIGHT (Thurs., July 18, 2024), streaming LIVE in the embedded video above at 7 p.m. ET from inside Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. White is expected to be the final speaker before former U.S. President Donald Trump accepts the 2024 nomination.
White and Trump have a personal friendship dating back to the early days of UFC.
Additional speakers at tonight’s RNC convention include Eric Trump, Hulk Hogan, and Tucker Carlson, among others. Musical guest Kid Rock will be performing, as well, likely between White’s speech and Trump’s introduction (approximately 10:03 p.m. ET).
Here’s tonight’s complete RNC schedule (all times ET):
6:44PM – Video Package
6:58PM – Senator Steve Daines (MT), Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
7:02PM – Rep. Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee
7:13PM – Diane Hendricks, Co-Founder of ABC Supply
7:25PM – Diane Evans
7:29PM – Linda McMahon, 25th Administrator of the Small Business Administration
7:33PM – Video Package
7:34PM – Mike Pompeo, 70th United States Secretary of State
7:39PM – Pastor Lorenzo Sewell
7:51PM – John Nieporte – Head Golf Pro, Trump International.
7:55PM – Zach Witkoff, Son of Steve Witkoff
7:58PM – Steve Witkoff, Businessman and Developer
8:28PM – Tucker Carlson – Founder, Tucker Carlson Network
8:40PM – Carrie Ruiz – Golf General Manager, Trump National Doral
8:43PM – Video Package
8:54PM – Hulk Hogan, Professional Entertainer and Wrestler
9:02PM – Annette Albright – Former School Teacher & Corrections O`icer
9:12PM – Franklin Graham – President/CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
9:32PM – Video Package
9:35PM – Eric Trump
9:52PM – Video Package
9:53PM – Dana White, CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship
10:09PM – President Donald J. Trump
11:17PM – Christopher Maccio, Opera Singer
White also spoke during the 2016 and 2020 conventions.
“I’ve been saying this forever about this guy,” White told Pat McAfee in the wake of Trump’s assassination attempt. “He is one of the toughest, most resilient human beings I’ve ever met in my life. And let me tell you what, everybody wants to act like a tough guy. Well, when the sh*t goes down, you find out who tough guys are and who tough guys are not. This guy is the legitimate, ultimate American badass of all time.”
“The guy takes a shot at him. [Trump] goes down. He stands up. And then he starts chanting to the crowd, ‘Fight, fight, fight.’ I literally was blown away,” White continued. “I called him as soon as I landed … and he was already home from the hospital, and we talked for like 30 minutes. Pat, I’m telling you, I have never known a human being like this in my life. He’s literally one of the toughest, most badass guys of all time.”
For much more on White’s “unbeatable” relationship with Trump click here.