Dwayne Johnson and Adam Sandler among A-listers invited to White House UFC event

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA UFC event, dubbed UFC Freedom 250, is scheduled to take place at the White House on June 14, coinciding with Donald Trump's 80th birthday and America's 250th anniversary. UFC CEO Dana White has invited numerous A-list celebrities, including Tom Brady, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and Adam Sandler, though their attendance is unconfirmed. The event will feature six bouts in an octagon on the South Lawn, with 4,300 invite-only seats, including 1,200 reserved for active service members. Members of the public can apply for free tickets to watch the fights on large screens from the Ellipse, with approximately 85,000 tickets expected to be distributed. While UFC CEO Dana White states the event is not political, Democrats, such as Senator Adam Schiff, have criticised the spectacle as out of touch. In fullFrom Tom Brady to the Rock: See the star-studded invite list for the UFC event on the White House lawnThank 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

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