Donald Trump's UFC event at the White House was a surreal spectacle, as billionaires and politicians watched the bloody carnage on the South Lawn.

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.

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…

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…

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

A poll shows only 16 percent support for the event at the presidential residence

Seven cage fights take place in front of the White House under the banner of UFC Freedom 250

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…

President Trump sat ringside wa the White House on his 80th birthday for a series of UFC matches that fit his own brand of combative politics.

US President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday by hosting a UFC event on the White House grounds, drawing praise from supporters and criticism from opponents who accused him…

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

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:

The spectacle has meanwhile distracted from questions about Donald Trump's health as he ages.

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

Trump and UFC boss Dana White walked from the Oval Office to the Blue Room Balcony to chants of “USA! USA!” to kick off the fight card.

Trump celebrated his 80th birthday with a historic UFC event at the White House, drawing thousands of fans, fighters, critics and supporters.

Why can’t Trump just let fighting be fighting?

Donald Trump's UFC event at the White House was a surreal spectacle, as billionaires and politicians watched the bloody carnage on the South Lawn.