Anthony Anderson reacts to Donald Trump wanting White House UFC fight

Anthony Anderson has some thoughts on Donald Trump wanting to host a UFC fight at the White House next year. 

While guest-hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday, the Black-ish star reacted to the president’s announcement last week that he is considering holding a fighting match on White House grounds in honor of the United States’ 250th anniversary next year. 

To which Anderson quipped, “UFC, which stands for: you f—ing crazy?” 

But, honestly, the actor wasn’t exactly opposed to the idea of two people duking it out on the White House lawn — and knew exactly who it should be. “I actually agree with the president,” Anderson noted. “There should be a UFC fight at the White House between Donald Trump and Elon Musk.”

He couldn’t help but imagine the 79-year-old Republican politician and tech billionaire’s potential face-off. 

“It’ll be Golf ‘Clubber Lang’ versus the Ketamine Machine bitch slapping each other in the octagon. Who’s with me?” Anderson said, riffing off the names of Mr. T’s character in Rocky III and Tommy Morrison’s character in Rocky V. “Now that would make America great again.”

Trump, who is friends with UFC president Dana White, floated the idea of a celebratory UFC match in honor of the U.S.’s milestone anniversary while speaking in Iowa last week. 

“Does anybody watch UFC? The great Dana White?” Trump told the crowd, per the BBC. “We’re going to have a UFC fight. We’re going to have a UFC fight – think of this – on the grounds of the White House. We have a lot of land there.”

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt appeared to confirm the fight is on in a July 4th X post, writing, “It’s going to be EPIC!”

In the wake of Trump’s announcement, former UFC champion Conor McGregor expressed his desire to get involved in the action. 

“Happy 4th of July, USA,” he wrote on X. “Excited with President Trump announcing a UFC fight event at the White House. I would be honoured! Count me in!” 

Watch Anderson react to the UFC fight in the video above.