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‘Patriot Games,’ UFC Fight at White House to Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary

Trump said it would be ’the greatest champion fighters in the world all fighting that same night.’
‘Patriot Games,’ UFC Fight at White House to Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary
President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the Diplomatic Room of the White House on Dec. 17, 2025. Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump announced on Dec. 18 that an athletic contest and a UFC fight will occur next year in honor of America’s 250th birthday.

The “Patriot Games” will span four days, featuring high school athletes—a male and a female from each state and territory, the president said. He did not go into details as to what would be played or where.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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