WASHINGTON, June 12 : A federal judge declined on Friday to block President Donald Trump from hosting a special Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts event on the White House grounds, letting the fights set to be held on Sunday inside a towering new structure proceed. U.S. District Judge Amit Meh

The UFC Freedom 250 event is set to take place on Sunday, which is both Flag Day and President Donald Trump's 80th birthday.

The Justice Department on Tuesday urged a federal judge to reject a lawsuit seeking to stop the White House's Ultimate Fighting Championship event scheduled this weekend

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

A federal judge denied a last-minute attempt to halt the UFC Freedom 250 event taking place at the White House this weekend.