The Science Behind Restoring the White House South Lawn After UFC Freedom 250
The invitation-only event drew 4,000 people and cost the UFC more than $30 million, with President Donald Trump among the guests.
- On Sunday night, UFC President Dana White staged the "Freedom 250" fight card on the White House South Lawn, housing the Octagon inside a temporary 92-foot-high structure called "The Claw."
- The event celebrated America's 250th anniversary, with organizers investing more than $30 million to construct the temporary stadium for the seven-match card.
- President Donald Trump attended the invitation-only spectacle alongside about 1,000 active military members among the 4,000-person crowd, who provided energy to the elite audience.
- Reactions split sharply: former NBA player Jay Williams called it a "better event than the NBA Finals," while Jemele Hill wrote the event "has the feel of a Klan rally."
- Taxpayers contributed approximately $10 million in security costs for the event, underscoring the UFC's emergence as the fourth most popular league in the United States.
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Analyst calls out Trump's two self-dealing schemes at White House UFC event
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Inside the Crowd at Trump’s Big Fight
“This is like, the Founding Fathers’ house and they’ve got a fuckin’ Monster-sponsored octagon in the middle of the lawn,” laughs Antonio Sanchez. “That is retarded. But also, it’s cool. People are gonna remember this fucking shit.”We’re staring at a giant screen at the Ellipse, a park south of the White House fence, with some 80,000 other people, watching MMA fighters beat the hell out of each other on the White House lawn. The event is suppose…
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