India, Aug. 12 -- Dana White stated that he has not yet received a response from his friend, President Donald Trump, regarding the fight company's new streaming home, just hours after Paramount and UFC announced a billion-dollar rights deal.

In order to catch up and talk over the logistics of the proposed Fourth of July fight event at the White House next year, the UFC CEO was scheduled to visit Washington on August 28 with Trump and his daughter, Ivanka.

Trump declared last month that he would like to honor 250 years of American freedom by holding a UFC bout on the White House grounds with up to 20,000 fans.

Speaking to The Associated Press, White said: "It's absolutely going to happen," adding that "Think about that, the 250th birthd...