The US president hailed an agreement to end the conflict in Iran hours before a celebration on the storied South Lawn that once would have seemed unfathomable. Follow our rolling coverage.

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.

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.

Donald Trump hosted a UFC event on the White House Lawn for his 80th birthday. Fighters from around the world joined the celebration, marking a unique moment for the sport.

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

President Donald Trump is bringing UFC to the White House lawn for the nation's 250th anniversary and his 80th birthday. Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje fight for the lightweight…

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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.

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 president has sought to tie Sunday's event to larger, months-long celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The unprecedented "Freedom 250" event will see 14 UFC stars beat each other to a pulp in a giant arena called The Claw.

President Donald Trump is hosting a UFC event on the White House grounds tonight as part of programming for America’s 250th anniversary. The fights also fall on the president’s…

The White House has never seen anything like the UFC show President Donald Trump is hosting to celebrate his 80th birthday and the nation’s 250th anniversary

President Donald Trump has confirmed a deal with Iran that he said would allow oil traffic to begin again through the Strait of Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump has faced criticism for staging the US$60 million UFC-funded event after the war with Iran, which has sent global energy prices soaring and caused a…

The billionaire president, who has deep ties with a sport whose young male fans reflect his own political base, defended the UFC event as a unique spectacle.

Watch live as the White House hosts the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Freedom 250 event on Sunday (14 June), which also coincides with Donald Trump’s birthday.