Watch live: Rubio, UFC’s Dana White sign sports diplomacy memo

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and UFC President and CEO Dana White are signing a memorandum of understanding on Thursday afternoon in Washington, D.C. This agreement establishes a new public-private partnership designed to enhance sports diplomacy initiatives and collaborate on the global growth of mixed martial arts. As an American-founded organization, the UFC serves as a major global sports platform, and this collaboration aims to leverage that reach to further U.S. interests through sports diplomacy.