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White House's South Lawn Is No Stranger to Sports, but Not Like the UFC
The seven-bout event will feature 4,000 invited guests, a Paramount broadcast and an expected 85,000 fans watching outside the White House perimeter.
- On June 14, President Donald Trump will host "UFC Freedom 250" on the White House South Lawn, blending cage fighting with celebrations marking his 80th birthday and the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence.
- Trump's alliance with the Ultimate Fighting Championship dates to the early 2000s, when he hosted events at his Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City as other venues refused the sport; UFC CEO Dana White said Trump "gave us our start when nobody would talk to us."
- The South Lawn features an octagon-shaped cage dubbed "the Claw," with approximately 4,000 seats installed for invited guests and celebrities including Tom Brady and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson attending the event.
- Two Washington-area residents filed a lawsuit on June 6 claiming the event violates National Park Service rules, though the White House dismissed the legal challenge as "baseless" and obstructionist.
- Paramount will broadcast the event under its US$7.7 billion deal with the league, while President Trump's financial disclosures show stock purchases between US$15,001 and US$50,000 in TKO Group Holdings during the promotion period.
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