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UFC Octagon Girls get covered in red, white and blue ahead of Freedom 250 at the White House
The Octagon Girls couldn’t step foot on the White House lawn this weekend in their usual business attire, not for UFC Freedom 250. Technically they could, but where’s the pageantry in that?They needed new patriotic threads to match what is going to be a one-of-a-kind historical event. That’s what they got in the form of new red, white and blue attire that looks a lot like something Wonder Woman might wear.
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...
Everything to know about the UFC White House centerpiece: the claw
The annual Memorial Day parade ambled down Constitution Avenue as Michael Ward and his family, visiting from Ohio, stopped in front of The Ellipse and peered through black fencing at three large cranes in the distance. The cranes, holding a steel structure as tall as the White House, blocked part of the Ward family's view of the president's home. "You see that scaffolding there?"
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’s UFC arena towers over the White House as new photo shows scope of event
Trump’s UFC arena towers over the White House as new photo shows scope of event The UFC ring has been decked out in patriotic colors ahead of the UFC Freedom 250 - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments The massive UFC ring that President Donald Trump ordered to celebrate his birthday — and the 250th anniversary of the nation — is now towering over the White House. Construction began last week ahead of UFC Freedom 250, which will be held at the White House on June 14 to honor the nation’s 250th...
Trump’s DC follies: From 250-ft arch to UFC rig towering over White House, he’s remaking capital in his image
Trump’s DC follies: From 250-ft arch to UFC rig towering over White House, he’s remaking capital in his image The White House says Trump is beautifying the capital, but, writes Brendan Rascius, Democrats and other critics claim he’s skirting standard approval processes and squandering taxpayer funds on self-indulgent boondoggles - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments President Donald Trump has leaned hard into his real estate roots since returning to the White House, fashioning himself as...
The photo that proves America has finally reached peak absurdity under Trump
The photo that proves America has finally reached peak absurdity under Trump Drone footage showing preparations for America’s — or perhaps Donald Trump’s — birthday have really thrown some issues into sharp relief, writes Holly Baxter - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments The photograph is almost too on-the-nose to qualify as satire. Drone footage of Washington, DC this weekend showed the results of the last few months of Trumpism, an architectural mishmash of pure, unfettered absurdity. In...
From the Octagon to the Oval office: White, Trump and a 25-year friendship
THE 28TH INSTALLMENT of the Ultimate Fighting Championship was a trial run. Though 36 states had banned the UFC, the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board allowed the then-owner, Semaphore Entertainment Group, to host its first sanctioned event on Nov. 17, 2000, at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, a hotel and casino owned by real estate mogul Donald Trump. Fighter Randy Couture returned to the UFC for the first time since 1997 and recaptured his heavyweight championship against Kevin...
Inside the planning and building of a UFC event on...
THE ENORMITY OF the mission ahead -- staging a UFC event at the White House -- started sinking in for Craig Borsari only after multiple UFC-White House meetings culminated in the decision to install a giant portable arena nicknamed "the claw" on the South Lawn. Borsari's boss, UFC chief executive Dana White, had tasked him with the logistics for UFC Freedom 250 and its adjacent fanfest, scheduled for this weekend. The UFC chief content officer, working with a $60 million budget and facing...
Best of the unbeaten: Which undefeated fighter is ...
It's hard to remain undefeated in MMA. Since ESPN ranked the top unbeaten martial artists in the world a year ago, several have suffered their first losses. None was more significant than former middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev failing to get his hand raised for the first time in 16 appearances in a split decision to Sean Strickland at UFC 328 last month.