Trump hosts UFC birthday event on the South Lawn

Thousands are expected at the mixed martial arts fight, which coincides with Trump's 80th birthday.

Thousands are expected at the mixed martial arts fight, which coincides with Trump's 80th birthday, but thunderstorms risk threatening the outdoor event.

On Sunday afternoon, United States President Donald Trump will host a UFC event on the South Lawn of the White House on Trump’s 80th birthday, in celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. However, the event faces some pretty significant problems, including rain and bugs. As the event approaches, UFC President Dana White confirmed that they…

Show goes on for Trump’s 80th birthday event – featuring a 92ft ‘Claw’, thousands of seats and a fighting cage – despite ominous weather forecasts There may be swarms of bugs, rain showers and thunderstorms, but this isn’t Exodus, or the apocalypse: the president of the United States will host the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) at the White House on Sunday, his 80th birthday. The iconic South Lawn – typically used by presidents to board Marine One on their way to summits, funerals and wars – has been blanketed by an octagon, ringed by thousands of seats in a mini coliseum, and dominated by a 92ft, 600-ton steel structure organizers have nicknamed “the Claw”, not unlike the alien tripods from the 2005 film War of the Worlds. Continue reading...