Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleConstruction has begun on a UFC cage at the White House for the UFC Freedom 250 event. The event is scheduled for 14 June, coinciding with the 250th anniversary of American Independence and Donald Trump's 80th birthday. A 5,000-seat arena is being built outside the White House, which the US president described as the “biggest event” for the UFC. The fights will be invite-only, with no general admission. Fans can apply for free tickets to watch the event from the nearby Ellipse Park. In fullUFC cage fighting ring erected on White House lawn ahead of fights on Trump’s birthdayThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
White House UFC cage construction begins ahead of UFC Freedom 250 event
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleConstruction has begun on a UFC cage at the White House for the UFC Freedom 250 event. The event is scheduled for 14 June, coinciding with the 250th anniversary of American Independence and Donald Trump's 80th birthday. A 5,000-seat arena is being built outside the White House, which the US president described as the “biggest event” for the UFC. The fights will be invite-only, with no general admission. Fans can apply for free tickets to watch the event from the nearby Ellipse Park. In fullUFC cage fighting ring erected on White House lawn ahead of fights on Trump’s birthdayThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
