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UFC to Host Mixed Martial Arts Event on White House Lawn for Trump’s 80th Birthday
The UFC will host multiple championship fights with 85,000 free tickets available, marking Trump’s 80th birthday and the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration.
- On June 14, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will host a mixed martial arts show on the White House lawn, marking President Donald Trump's 80th birthday and America's 250th anniversary with two championship fights.
- Trump helped reinforce the league's mass appeal, with UFC boss Dana White building a 5,000-seat arena for this spectacle, maintaining ties dating back to Atlantic City bouts decades ago.
- While the league plans to issue 85,000 free tickets, former champion Ronda Rousey claimed the card 'fell extremely short of expectations,' and fans criticized the exclusion of top talent like Jon Jones.
- Broadcast live on Paramount, the card features Brazil's Alex Periera against France's Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title, and Spanish-Georgian champion Ilia Topuria faces Justin Gaethje.
- Historian Patrick Wyman called the event 'a pretty perfect encapsulation' of Trump's transactional approach to politics, with the show falling on Sunday rather than the league's traditional Saturday slot.
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Independent EspañolWASHINGTON (AP) — Cage fights will come to the White House to entertain President Donald Trump, a proud advocate of the “cage fight” policy.
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UFC brings cage-match bout to the White House, home of a president who favors cage-match politics
President Donald Trump is hosting a UFC fight on White House grounds to celebrate his 80th birthday and the nation’s 250th anniversary.
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