Tag: UFC

President Donald Trump talks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Dana White.

WATCH LIVE: Dana White signs ‘sports diplomacy’ agreement with Rubio before White House UFC fight

Emily Hallas · June 11, 2026 2:00 pm

Members of the media tour the arena for the UFC Freedom 250 fights

Parts of Trump’s UFC fight on the White House lawn have precedent — with one exception

Claire Carter · June 11, 2026 1:37 pm

Construction continues on the UFC "Claw" and the octagon fighting ring on the South Lawn of the White House.

Road closures in DC expected to snarl traffic ahead of UFC fight: What to know

Rena Rowe · June 11, 2026 10:33 am

Construction continues on the Ultimate Fighting Championship "Claw" and the octagon fighting ring on the South Lawn of the White House on June 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is hosting a series of Ultimate Fighting Championship matches on the South Lawn on Flag Day and his 80th birthday, June 14, which the White House is calling "a once-in-a-generation celebration of the American fighting spirit." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Inside ‘the claw’: UFC Freedom 250 shows off its White House stage days before big fight

Judith Y. Kim · June 11, 2026 10:33 am

Inside Scoop: Return to federalism, Platner unfit for duty, UFC Freedom 250

Amy DeLaura · June 10, 2026 5:00 am

Workers continue building the stage for a future UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

DOJ slams last-minute lawsuit trying to stop UFC White House event

Jack Birle · June 9, 2026 10:42 pm

The UFC cage outside the White House.

Meteorologists hopeful storms won’t interfere with Trump’s White House UFC fight

Sophia Mandt · June 9, 2026 8:31 pm

Fireworks explode behind a United States flag.

America 250 in DC: Everything to know about July Fourth festivities and more

Emily Hallas · June 9, 2026 6:57 pm

President Donald Trump and Hunter Campbell, right, watch a fight during UFC 327 at Kaseya Center, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Miami.

What to know about the Freedom 250 UFC fight on the White House lawn

Emily Hallas · June 8, 2026 3:30 pm

Trump UFC 250 White House

Political activists file federal lawsuit to stop UFC Freedom 250 bout at White House

Washington Examiner Staff · June 8, 2026 1:15 am

President Donald Trump shows a rendering of the upcoming "UFC Freedom 250" event as he speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on May 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. An Ultimate Fighting Championship event will be staged on the White House's South Lawn in June. The June 14 event has been dubbed "UFC Freedom 250," in reference to the United States' 250th anniversary celebrations this summer. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

The Octagon on the South Lawn: Trump’s UFC Freedom 250 White House extravaganza

Daniel Ross Goodman · June 5, 2026 7:30 am

Workers continue building the cage for a future UFC fight on the South Lawn in front of the White House.

Trump suggests UFC arena at White House could be permanent

David Zimmermann · June 3, 2026 5:43 pm