The UFC held its weigh-in Saturday night for Sunday's UFC Freedom 250 event that will take place on President Donald Trump's 80th birthday.

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

UFC boss Dana White looks to make history on Sunday by bringing mixed martial arts to the South Lawn

President Trump has long been an admirer of cage fighting but South Lawn event has been hit by lawsuit

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

UFC Freedom 250, one of the most unique sports events in modern history, is set to take place Sunday, coinciding with Trump’s 80th birthday.

Organisers expect thousands of guests to attend the high-profile fight night

A massive UFC event is taking over the White House’s South Lawn. The event celebrates President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of…

Fighters take to the stage to weigh in ahead of Sunday’s remarkable fights on the South Lawn

The UFC held its weigh-in Saturday night for Sunday's UFC Freedom 250 event that will take place on President Donald Trump's 80th birthday.

The UFC is hosting a fight series on the White House South Lawn Sunday night.

The fight will go on after a judge rejected efforts to stop it.

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The Freedom UFC 250 event will celebrate the United States' 250th anniversary as well as US President Donald Trump's 80th birthday.

L’evento Freedom UFC 250 celebrerà il 250º anniversario degli Stati Uniti e l’80º compleanno del presidente USA Donald Trump.