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Trump hosts White House cage fights to mark 80th birthday

The US president is set to watch seven fights with an audience of 4,000 people inside a specially built arena on the White House lawn. Critics say the unprecendented spectacle is in poor taste amid the ongoing Iran war. Grouped from 6 articles across 5 sources.

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DWJun 14, 2026, 5:06 PM

Trump hosts White House cage fights to mark 80th birthday

The US president is set to watch seven fights with an audience of 4,000 people inside a specially built arena on the White House lawn. Critics say the unprecendented spectacle is in poor taste amid the ongoing Iran war.

The Globe and MailJun 14, 2026, 12:52 PM

Trump hosts White House UFC fights amid war and political scrutiny

Event raised legal challenge, concerns regarding conflicts of interest

Al JazeeraJun 12, 2026, 6:32 PM

US judge refuses to block Trump’s White House UFC fight

Federal judge rules UFC fight at White House on Trump’s birthday can proceed despite legal challenges.

The GuardianJun 13, 2026, 3:30 PM

Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizes Trump’s UFC event at White House

Former congresswoman nevertheless says she hopes the fighting event will be ‘great’ and wishes president well Marjorie Taylor Greene has criticized Donald Trump ’s plan to hold a UFC fight on the White House lawn, as the president prepares to host seven fights on Sunday. The former rightwing Republican congresswoman, a once fierce defender of Trump who turned on him towards the end of her time in office, told NewsNation the location is inappropriate for the mixed martial arts event. Continue reading...

Al JazeeraJun 13, 2026, 8:14 AM

Topuria shoves Gaethje by Lincoln Memorial ahead of White House UFC event

UFC Freedom 250 will proceed after ⁠a federal judge denies a legal challenge to the event on Friday.

ABC NewsJun 12, 2026, 5:41 PM

Judge rejects legal effort to cancel White House's UFC event

The White House can host a UFC fight card on the South Lawn, a federal judge has ruled.

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