Added to the UFC Freedom 250 fight card, this Saturday, June 13, Nitro Circus legend Travis Pastrana is set to backflip a dirt bike on the White House lawn.ZERO BS.JUST DAKICH.
TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD.DOWNLOAD NOW!Construction continues on the South Lawn of the White House for the Freedom 250 UFC match on June 5, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
President Donald Trump is hosting the UFC match on the White House grounds to honor the 250th anniversary of the United States.(Kevin Carter/Getty Images)The UFC Freedom 250 championship belt is displayed inside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2026.
(Scott Taetsch/Zuffa LLC)Pastrana first pitched the stunt to White at a Power Slap event, fully expecting to get laughed off.Instead, White took the idea seriously.In a video call announcing the event early Tuesday, White explained how the conversation unfolded.UFC SAYS IT WON’T PROFIT FROM WHITE HOUSE EVENT THAT COULD COST 'UPWARDS OF $60M'"You grabbed me at Power Slap and said, 'I want to do a backflip on the South Lawn of the White House,'" White told Pastrana.
"And I said, 'Interesting.All right, let me see what I can do.'""That's a yes?" Pastrana replied.
"We're back-flipping the White House lawn?"Apparently, the answer was yes.White reached out to his friend in the Oval Office, and the stunt quickly became reality.Sponsored by Black Rifle Coffee, the jump will help launch the upcoming Nitro Circus tour.Honorary pace car driver Travis Pastrana poses on the grid before the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Va., on Aug.
11, 2024.(Sean Gardner/Getty Images)Most recently, Pastrana rode a dirt bike through the floor of a Las Vegas casino to help sell tickets.
But a backflip on the White House lawn takes things to an entirely different level.Trump has been a longtime UFC supporter and familiar face cageside.Now, he and Dana White appear ready to bring the action directly to Pennsylvania Avenue.Whethe...