White House Fight Night

Ben Fields: Stranger things have happened on White House lawn (Opinion)

I know there are a lot of people upset with the Trump administration for hosting a night of motocross stunt performances and UFC fights on the White House lawn.

MMA in Le Monde: From clandestine beginnings in France to the spotlight in front of the White House

Mixed martial arts has just experienced unprecedented media exposure thanks to US President Trump. In France, this combat sport, whose name first appeared in 2006 in the newspaper, had to fight to earn respect.

The American Mind Podcast: The Roundtable Episode 322 America's Fight Night | The Roundtable Ep. 322

The American Mind’s ‘Editorial Roundtable’ podcast is a weekly conversation with Ryan Williams, Spencer Klavan, and Mike Sabo devoted to uncovering the ideas and principles that drive American political life. Stream here or download from your favorite podcast host. America’s Fight Night | The Roundtable Ep. 322 A memo of understanding between the United States and Iran is reportedly taking shape, laying the groundwork for a potential deal that i…

White House Fight Night

The venue on the South Lawn for UFC Freedom 250 was built, approved, lit, filmed, defended, watched, and enjoyed as part of a celebration of freedom. President Donald Trump’s chosen object to represent that celebration was a cage.

What the White House fight club says about American decline

Are you not entertained? None of this is normal. The longer we are stuck in this place, the longer it will take to escape. Last Sunday night, Flag Day, on the White House South Lawn, in a ring under a 600-ton, 92-foot-high steel structure called “the Claw” — so bright it reportedly distracted pilots landing at Reagan National — an estimated 4,300 people (including 1,200 military servicemembers) watched mixed martial artists battle on a hot and h…

As D.C. gawked at MMA fights on White House lawn, I investigated my family’s American roots

The Ultimate Fighting Championship ring on the White House South Lawn on Thursday, June 11, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)Cage fights on the White House lawn. Who would have ever suspected we would witness such a spectacle? As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, two distinctly different organizations are engaged in efforts to mark the occasion. A report from NBC News noted confusion over the diff…