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EarlG

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

Thu May 28, 2026, 10:57 AM

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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?

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