A dead to me now list. "Celebrities" who are scheduled to attend the U.F.C. fight @ the White House.

[Botany]

Edit this list of celebrities might not be correct. Gee I guess everything on the internet might
not be true.

Please boycott anything to do with these tone deaf assholes.

Adam Sandler
Tom Brady
Jared Leto
Jason Something
“The Rock” Johnson
Mario Lopez

I hope any of their sponsors or who employ them take a look @ their bottom line and cut
all ties with them. This fight is an example of the Trump tumor going malignant and Trump
and Stephen Miller are seeing just how much shit they can get away with.

Btw people have been killed in these blood shows. What is next pit bull fights?

I have heard the figure of 60 million $s will be the cost for this nonsense. Btw 2.0 Trump is
closing the USDA’s Beltsville, MD research station and library Putin is getting his money’s worth
from Trump because he is burning America to the ground.

https://democraticunderground.com/1322116771

[Ocelot II]

1. I wouldn't have crossed the street to see any of them even before this nonsense.

Are they has-beens or never-weres?

[Botany]

3. I predict at least half of them will discover schedule conflicts and cancel their appearances.

All of them are “successful,” rich, and working they do not need to be there. And I was going to have
Tom Brady and his family for the 4th for hot dogs 🌭, potato chips, and drinks but that is now a
no go.

[ITAL]

4. Mostly has beens

For the most part they were pretty successful in their time. I mean Tom Brady is generally considered the greatest NFL quarterback ever.


Mario Lopez is probably the only never was. His fame mostly came from a 90s teen sitcom that was an ensemble show. For the last 15 years, give or take, he's just been the host of one of those Entertainment celebrity buzz type shows.

[dem4decades]

2. Adam Sandler? I thought he was a better person than that but

He is buddies with that idiot Rob Schneider. Surprised he's not listed too, unless he's not considered a celebrity.

[dalton99a]

8. Sandler is a registered Republican and a Trump cultist.

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Trump doesn't give VIP invitations to critics

[dem4decades]

11. Then fuck him too.

[PatSeg]

12. Seriously?

Okay, I find that surprising and disappointing.

[chowder66]

21. They were "invited". None have confirmed yet.

Leto voted for Biden and Harris. It’s a wishlist based on their love of the sport.

[PatSeg]

27. Okay, thanks

[TBF]

26. It could be Israel - I had a friend who had always been a democrat

but she switched to Trump because of Israel. I don't know if it's the case w/Sandler, but it's possible. It's also possible he's just another greedy Republican. There are a lot of those.

[PatSeg]

28. That's possible

I can't find any reference to him being a Trump supporter.

[MustLoveBeagles]

45. That's really disappointing

He was great in The Wedding Singer.

[Exultant Democracy]

48. Any links for this? He's said no to attending the fight already.

I'm not seeing any records of donations to Trump. Seems his last donation at all was to Rudy in 2008? The only thing I see about him and Trump is that he mocks him on SNL, in a very non-Trump humper way:

.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/05/28/white-house-ufc-event-whos-really-going-after-adam-sandler-and-mario-lopez-decline/

[oasis]

50. It's official. Sandler to my shit list.

[flvegan]

53. Trump cultist? Not sure that's true. n/t

[Dr. T]

24. I've never laughed at an Adam Sandler joke.

Knucklehead school yard humor isn't my thing. His movies are cringe worthy. He has many traits that mirror Dim Donnie.

[2naSalit]

38. Never thought...

Either one of them were funny. I never understood how they got famous.

[Goonch]

5. ;-{) MMA FOLLY FLOP

[Totally Tunsie]

41. That's not the only cage I want to see trumpie in.

Just sayin'.

[Ritabert]

6. I refuse to watch any of them already.

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Where's Mel Gibson? Jon Voigt? James Wood?

[CrispyQ]

37. And Rambo! You'd think he'd be there, for sure. -nt

[tanyev]

9. Keep in mind that 2 of the music performers announced by the White House via AI artwork

have already said they're not coming. Morris Day quickly announced he was not going to be there. Young MC just announced that artists were not told it would be political and he's pulling out.

Of course, several on the list in your post are already known as Trump supporters. I don't know about Jared Leto, Jason Statham or The Rock. If they do support Trump, they've at least had the good sense to be quiet about it.

Trump has a long history of caring a great deal about big splashy press announcements and then not caring much at all about the event itself.

[yardwork]

10. Trump didn't even show up for the big prayer meeting on the Mall.

I wonder if he'll stay for this after he walks on stage.

[Wednesdays]

33. Or, even if he stays...

...will he stay awake for it?

[ProudMNDemocrat]

14. Is it appropriate to say??????????

May the diarrhea gods strike on the day of this unnecessary event to all who attend! Including His orangeness.

[Botany]

20. Many who would attend this event don't believe in the C-19 vaccine ... Russian produced disinformation

And they will all be sitting together on a warm and humid night and ….

[eppur_se_muova]

56. And it's already been acknowledged that gnats are likely to be a problem ...

should be lots of involuntary sharing of blood-borne infections ... a super-loser-spreader event.

[some_of_us_are_sane]

32. ProudMNDemocrat, that's a GREAT TITLE!

His Orangeness! as in "Whatever you say, Your Orangeness! Let's all take a knee to His Orangeness!
Let's hear the cheer; "Hip Hip! Or-RANGE! Hip Hip! Or-RANGE!"

[malthaussen]

15. What's next? Gladitorial games, probably. n/t

[Ray Bruns]

16. Don't give Trump any ideas.

[Harker]

17. I can only imagine the price one would have to pay for an upturned thumb.

[pecosbob]

60. Monday Night Rehabilitation ala Idiocracy...

[ColoringFool]

18. The TKO GROUP Owns The UFC. The CEO Of TKO Is.......

Ari Emanuel, brother of Rahm Emanuel.

Ari Emanuel - Wikipedia https://share.google/mfCJjj9mdCMIvsvrz

[chowder66]

19. They are invited. None have confirmed yet.

Seems like this list was made because they are fans of the sport.
Leto voted for Biden and Harris.

[Hugin]

22. Are the rest of any attendees buying tickets?

Where does that money go?

[Wednesdays]

34. I'll give you three guesses...

...and the first two don't count.

[cstanleytech]

23. Doesn't The Rock own part of the or at least is on the board for the UFC or the company that owns it?

If so then it kind of makes sense that he's attending plus don't forget he did publicly support Biden and Harris and he does not have exactly kind words for Trump.

[Bookreadingliberal53]

35. He refused to endorse Harris in 2024

He’s on their board but he represents WWE.

[AZProgressive]

61. The Rock walked back his 2020 endorsement of Biden

After backlash from some of his fans that are also fans of Trump and said he wouldn't be political in the future but it looks like he is making a political decision here.

[cstanleytech]

62. I hope not but as long as he doesn't descend to MAGA level I'll probably watch his movies still.

[Tommy Carcetti]

25. Where is the actual list or confirmation?

All I see is another DU link with a video to some random Youtube channel.

A couple of the names--Sandler, Brady--strike me as "Republican light" persons who have campaigned for some Republicans in the past or are thought to be Republican sympathetic, but have never outright embraced Trump or MAGA itself.

[EarlG]

29. Uh, the YouTuber who reported the information linked to in the OP

changed the story from "have been invited" to "will be attending."

The main source I could find for this is this article in Time magazine, published two days ago:

https://time.com/article/2026/05/26/dana-white-ufc-white-house-fight-interview/

That article includes the line: (Dana) "White has invited Adam Sandler, Guy Ritchie, Tom Brady, Jared Leto, Jason Statham, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, and Mario Lopez."

The YouTuber in the video linked to in the OP changed that information to, "We now know that some big time celebrities will be in attendance," before reciting that list of invitees from the Time Magazine article.

If it has actually been confirmed that these celebrities will be in attendance, is there a source for that?

[Botany]

46. Thanx Earl G.

Steve Harness has always been reliable before but sometimes I forget rule #1 and that
is do not believe everything on the internet. As anger @ this shit show grows I expect
many of the celebrities who were expected to attend and or support this madness to
back away from this nonsense.

You do a really good job @ being Earl G!

[Deuxcents]

30. Will there be food trucks and merchandise tents? Where will the port a potties go?

[IbogaProject]

31. Adam Sandler is GOP

Whew he donated to Rudy's prez run.

A spokeswoman for Sandler told the Wall Street Journal the iconic comedy star doesn't like politics.

However, he's been registered with the Republican Party in the past and even performed at the Republican National Convention in 2004. He also donated $2,100 to former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s 2008 presidential campaign

[oasis]

51. A jerk in sheep's clothing.

[Initech]

36. I'm totally not surprised Jared Leto, Tom Brady and Adam Sandler are MAGA.

The Rock is disppointing. But fuck Trump, fuck Dana White, and fuck this shit show.

[Celerity]

39. No fighter has ever died in a UFC match or as a direct result of injuries sustained from one.

You stated:

Btw people have been killed in these blood shows. What is next pit bull fights?

https://www.topendsports.com/head2head/sports/mma-boxing.htm

snip

UFC deaths specifically are extremely rare. The Ultimate Fighting Championship, MMA's premier organization, has never had a fighter die as a direct result of injuries sustained during a sanctioned fight. This stark contrast in MMA deaths versus boxing fatalities highlights a crucial safety difference between the sports.

[Botany]

40. Is there a difference between MMA and U.F.C.?

Fatalities in mixed martial arts contests

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatalities_in_mixed_martial_arts_contests

[Celerity]

42. Yes. UFC is what was specifically being discussed. UFC is far more regulated and professional.

BTW, I am NOT a fangirl of it. I think all MMA (UFC included) and boxing as well should be banned globally.

[obamanut2012]

43. UFC is an MMA league/company

INVICTA FC is another one, all women. ONE, etc. There are quite a few at all levels. All are MMA. Zero deaths from sanctioned MMA fights.

NFL and AFL are football leagues.

NHL and PWHL are hockey leagues.

Just as examples.

[Faux pas]

44. The Rock

was the only one on that list that I liked before. Too bad.

[Boomerproud]

47. John F. Kennedy-Pablo Casals. Donald Trump-U.F.C.

Says it all to me.

[druidity33]

59. That's Condoleeza Rice, not Michelle Obama. nt.

[Nanjeanne]

52. This is silly. Jared Leto has been a long time

progressive Democrat, a fundraiser for Obama, stood up for LGTQ+ issues and has never been a Trump or MAGA supporter. No idea if he has or has not accepted an invitation to watch this event. But to assume he is a MAGA supporter is completely unverified.

[flvegan]

54. Sandler and Lopez have already declined.

Allegedly.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/05/28/white-house-ufc-event-whos-really-going-after-adam-sandler-and-mario-lopez-decline/

[Botany]

58. Nobody who wants to make money wants anything to do with Trump. He is toxic.

“Representatives for actors Adam Sandler and Mario Lopez confirmed to Forbes they will not attend the event next month despite White saying they’d been invited alongside a list of potential guests that also includes Tom Brady, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Guy Ritchie.”

[Deep State Witch]

55. Are You In Beltsville?

I'm right up the road in South Laurel!

[Xavier Breath]

57. While I enjoyed him on SNL...

I'm proud to say I've never spent a dime to watch any Adam Sandler piece of shit disguised as a movie.

[MustLoveBeagles]

63. The Wedding Singer was cute

Other than that I'm not into his movies.