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 inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe White House will host UFC Freedom 250, six mixed martial arts bouts on the South Lawn on June 14, which is also Donald Trump's 80th birthday. A YouGov survey revealed that 51 percent of Americans disapprove of the White House hosting the UFC event. The UFC is reportedly covering the costs for the event, which includes a lightweight title bout and has sponsorship packages valued at up to $1 million or more.The event takes place amid economic concerns for Americans, including a 3.8 percent annual inflation rate and increased energy costs due to the Iran war. A Quinnipiac University poll indicates that 68 percent of voters believe Trump is not adequately focused on domestic problems. In fullMajority of Americans disapprove of Trump’s UFC birthday cage fightThank 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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From its high-dollar price tag to the celebrities expected to watch ringside and what taxpayers may end up paying for—everything we know about UFC Freedom 250.

Long before the first punch lands at President Donald Trump's unprecedented hosting of a UFC fight on the White House lawn, some in the usually ultra-pro-Trump mixed martial arts…

WASHINGTON, June 5 — Long before the first punch lands at President Donald Trump’s unprecedented hosting of a UFC fight on the White House lawn, some in the usually...

See the Octagon, the iconic eight-sided fenced cage where mixed martial arts fighters compete and other infrastructure being built for UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the…

The event, coinciding with his 80th birthday, is billed as part of the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence

The White House will host six UFC bouts on the South Lawn on June 14 — Trump’s 80th birthday

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Results showed surprising opinions on the event, especially among independent voters.

A federal lawsuit seeks to halt the upcoming UFC fight card on the White House South Lawn in a mixed martial arts show timed for President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and part of…

Two Virginia residents have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the UFC fight President Donald Trump is holding at the White House as part of celebrations for the nation’s 250th…

A federal lawsuit challenges a proposed UFC 'Fight Night' event at the White House, citing legal and ethical concerns. Filed by the Public Integrity Project, the suit alleges the…

Federal lawsuit seeks to block President Donald Trump's White House UFC event, alleging unauthorized and improper use of federal land.

President Donald Trump is a close friend of UFC boss Dana White, who is putting on fights to celebrate 250 years of the United States

The Public Integrity Project has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over hosting a UFC event on the White House's South Lawn.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is bringing his affinity for mixed martial arts to the White House, staging a night of cage fighting on the South Lawn

President Donald Trump announced Monday that the UFC will construct a 4,500-seat venue for the event, one of many marking the U.S.’s 250th birthday.

UFC is coming to the White House