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UFC Freedom 250: White House hosts MMA card for Trump’s 80th birthday – live updates

The Guardian Sport Sunday 14 June 2026, 22:45 UTC By Bryan Armen Graham 1 min read
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UFC takes over White House lawn for seven-fight cardThe stratospheric rise of the UFC’s Dana WhiteUFC to pay fighters in crypto from Trump companyReach out to Bryan on Bluesky or by emailBryan will be here shortly. In the meantime here’s Joseph Gedeon’s lookahead to tonight’s semiquincentennial cage-fighting spectacular.

Bryan will be here shortly. In the meantime here’s Joseph Gedeon’s lookahead to tonight’s semiquincentennial cage-fighting spectacular.

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