Seven cage fights will be held on the White House grounds in honor of the nation's upcoming 250th anniversary.

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

Paris has the Eiffel Tower. Washington has "the claw" — a nearly 30m-tall UFC structure Trump has joked may never come down.

US president to celebrate Sunday as critics blast US$60 million display amid war and economic turmoil.

Tensions are high as the Trump administration sets up a cage fight under a 28-metre-tall, 600-tonne steel "claw" on the White House Lawn, a $60-million US spectacle to mark both…

President Trump is set to host an unprecedented UFC cage fight on the White House lawn for his 80th birthday, sparking both excitement and controversy.

Stage is set for Trump’s birthday bash as the president’s DC-wide makeover includes massive MMA event on the south lawn

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

Show goes on for Trump’s 80th birthday event – featuring a 92ft ‘Claw’, thousands of seats and a fighting cage – despite ominous weather forecasts

Donald Trump is making a splash by hosting a UFC event at the White House, marking his 80th birthday and the nation's 250th anniversary

Seven cage fights will be held on the White House grounds in honor of the nation's upcoming 250th anniversary.

Donald Trump marks his 80th birthday with a controversial UFC cage fight on the White House lawn, raising eyebrows amid ongoing tensions with Iran.

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

Donald Trump hosts a card of seven mixed martial arts fights to be held on Sunday inside a specially built arena on the White House’s South Lawn on his 80th birthday, a spectacle…

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