An Ultimate Fighting Championship belt is displayed during an event in the Oval Office on May 6, 2026. President Donald Trump met with UFC fighters ahead of the UFC Freedom 250 match scheduled for June 14. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
In celebration of America’s upcoming 250th anniversary, an octagon-shaped cage now stands at the White House, where state dinners, Easter egg rolls and ceremonial receptions have traditionally unfolded.
This week, workers began assembling a temporary arena on the South Lawn for a planned Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event to commemorate the semiquincentennial.
Elma Aksalic is a freelance entertainment reporter for The Epoch Times and an experienced TV news anchor and journalist covering original content for Newsmax magazine.
