A UFC cage is being erected on the White House lawn for a June 14 fight event marking America's 250th birthday.
The sport was once banned in many states and called “human cockfighting” by the late Sen. John McCain.
Author Michael Thomsen argues the cage represents America's long history of staging combat as public entertainment.
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Construction crews set to work this week building a “cage” on the White House lawn. The arched framework for a temporary sports arena already looms over the neoclassical building like a looping roller coaster at a theme park.
