By
Margaret Hartmann,
senior editor for Intelligencer who has worked at New York since 2012
Construction continues on the UFC arena at the White House on June 9.
Nothing says “Happy birthday, America!” like two guys beating each other up on the White House lawn — at least that’s the premise of “UFC Freedom Fights 250,” the Ultimate Fighting Championship event being held on the White House grounds on Sunday. The mixed-martial-arts event is part of this year’s national celebrations around the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. But the UFC fight will happen on Donald Trump’s 80th birthday, so draw your own conclusions about what it’s really celebrating.
