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Federal lawsuit aims to stop UFC event on the White House South Lawn
A lawsuit filed Saturday against the federal government asks a judge to stop an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the White House lawn scheduled this week. The suit, which the Public Integrity Project, a watchdog group, filed on behalf of two plaintiffs, is another incident in which private citizens or activist groups have tried to stymie projects championed by President Donald Trump. The event, a fight night purportedly in honor of the country’s 250th anniversary, is scheduled for...
From tennis to T-ball, the White House's South Lawn is no stranger to sports. But not like the UFC
From tennis to T-ball, the White House's South Lawn is no stranger to sports. The White House's South Lawn has hosted many sports over the decades but never a UFC fight like the one President Donald Trump is organizing for his 80th birthday - Bookmark Teddy Roosevelt boxed. Richard Nixon bowled.
Federal lawsuit seeks to block UFC Freedom 250 from being held on the White House South Lawn
Two Virginia residents are trying to put UFC Freedom 250 in a rear-naked choke before fight night. A federal lawsuit filed against the National Park Service and the Department of the Interior seeks an emergency injunction to stop the UFC event scheduled for the White House South Lawn. According to the lawsuit, organizers ignored federal permitting rules, skipped environmental reviews and triggered conflict-of-interest concerns.
Trump sued for ‘corrupt’ use of White House South Lawn to celebrate his 80th birthday with UFC fight
Trump sued for ‘corrupt’ use of White House South Lawn to celebrate his 80th birthday with UFC fight Crews are currently erecting an octagon-shaped cage on the South Lawn - Bookmark A federal lawsuit is seeking to block a controversial UFC fight card scheduled for the White House South Lawn, an event timed to coincide with Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations. Filed on Saturday by the Public Integrity Project on behalf of two Virginia residents, the...
First look inside the UFC 250 octagon on the White House lawn ahead of Trump’s 80th birthday fight
The White House South Lawn has officially been turned into a makeshift Ultimate Fighting Championship arena, with a massive, 600-ton steel arch erected above a red, white and blue octagon and a limited number of temporary stadium seating. Reporters previewed the setup for UFC Freedom 250 Thursday morning ahead of the cage fight, which is to take place Sunday, June 14 – on President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday. Only a select few people will be permitted to sit ringside, likely Dana White,...
$60M and 7 federal agencies required to stage Trump's UFC fight at White House
$60M and 7 federal agencies required to stage Trump's UFC fight at White House President Donald Trump's UFC fight on the White House's South Lawn requires a monumental effort from more than seven federal agencies, hundreds of staff working onsite daily and about $60 million - Bookmark President Donald Trump's planned UFC fight on the White House's South Lawn has required a monumental effort from more than seven federal agencies, hundreds of staff working onsite daily and at least $60...
Trump’s UFC matches are unprecedented, but sports at the White House aren’t
The UFC matches to be held on the lawn of the White House on President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday are sure to be a spectacle unseen in the history of the storied complex. The stage, which began being set up on the South Lawn in late May, features a 92-foot, 600-ton structure that has been dubbed “The Claw.” An event like UFC Freedom 250 is a first for the South Lawn, but sports, even exhibition matches, are not a totally foreign concept at the White House, although it was more modest.
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‘Maybe we’ll never ever take it down’: Trump says UFC arena at White House could stay permanently
President likens South Lawn setup to Eiffel TowerArea will stage Freedom 250 fight card on 14 JuneDonald Trump has floated the idea of permanently keeping the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) arena that is being constructed on the White House South Lawn for a series of fights later this month. In a video posted on his official TikTok account on Tuesday, the president likened the structure to the Eiffel Tower.