Justin Gaethje stunned Ilia Topuria in the main event as a night of military pageantry, political theater and cage fighting veered into conspiracy-laden culture-war rhetoric

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…

Donald Trump was at the height of his power when he decided to stage a UFC fight on the South Lawn of America’s most famous address.

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A Monster Energy-sponsored MMA show on the White House’s South Lawn was never going to be the height of dignity. But UFC Freedom 250 is failing to clear even the lowest bar.

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

Politicians are increasingly asked to function as cultural icons. That’s why a cage fight on the White House lawn represents a seminal moment in American politics.

Strange things are afoot at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, giving rise to an obvious question: how did we get here?

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.

Justin Gaethje stunned Ilia Topuria in the main event as a night of military pageantry, political theater and cage fighting veered into conspiracy-laden culture-war rhetoric

Within minutes of strolling to his seat ringside, while the Marine Corps band blasted a live rendition of AC/DC's "Thunderstruck," Trump was posting details about the Iran deal on…

This was beyond a spectacle, and not because the White House is foreign to sports. There was blood. Which was part of the program.

One comment by fighter Josh Hokit, insulting the former First Lady, threatens to overshadow the positive takeaways from the evening.

More than 4,000 spectators — made up of Trump officials, VIPs like Mark Zuckerberg and active military members — were on the South Lawn of the White House for Sunday night’s event.

President Trump's UFC Freedom 250 at the White House was as advertised. From the bizarre to offensive, here is what you missed:

A shocking moment of the night came when one of the UFC fighters repeated an offensive conspiracy theory about Michelle Obama

Josh Hokit gave rambling post-fight interview veering from praising the president to religion and repeating false conspiracy claim about former first lady

Despite a last-ditch legal bid to block the event, the White House spent the night as a marketing department for the private fighting company

In between bouts, military flyovers and hype videos on Paramount+, President Trump served as celebrator-in-chief, with tech titans and media moguls all seeking his attention.