A massive UFC event is set to take over 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

The elaborate setup introduces a ‘blood sport’ to a venue previously known for joyful, family-friendly activities

The South Lawn is sometimes called America’s backyard.

Comment: The glamour of this event could not be in starker contrast to the UFC fight cards of recent times

A massive UFC event is set to take over the White House's South Lawn. The temporary arena resembles a cross between a UFO and a claw game in a video arcade and features an…

A massive UFC event is set to take over the White House's South Lawn

WA SHINGTON — It looks from afar more UFO than UFC. Maybe it's the kind of contraption that has carried space aliens to the White House to force a...

The event is set to begin at 8 pm on June 14

White House grounds have hosted concerts and Easter egg rolls, but never a live sporting event, let alone an MMA cage-fighting spectacle.

The spider-like structure dwarfs the White House and is covered in corporate branding