President Trump hosts UFC fight night on White House South Lawn for his 80th birthday. — Photo: Al Jazeera

Politics Added 46d ago · originally reported 47d ago 14 outlets

President Trump hosts UFC fight night on White House South Lawn for his 80th birthday.

The UFC will hold a fight card on the White House South Lawn on Sunday, featuring two title fights before approximately 4,000-4,300 guests. The event coincides with President Trump's 80th birthday and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The event is estimated to cost around $60 million.

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This event sits in the top 1% of divergence this week. 14 outlets covered it, splitting into 14 framing camps across 4 bias groups.

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Right celebrates unprecedented spectacle and American vitality; left questions costs and democratic norms; center documents logistics while normalizing White House as entertainment venue; WSJ treats it as surreal but undeniably memorable.

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THE LEFT5 outlets · mostly critical

“The rise of UFC: Dana White's path from 'human cockfighting' to the White House starts with Trump”

WP Washington Post LEFT

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THE RIGHT4 outlets · mostly supportive

“Trump, turning 80, celebrates his age with big UFC birthday bash”

WE Washington Examiner RIGHT

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“"Tell me a bigger sports story": How the UFC conquered Trump's Washington” · Al Jazeera, Axios, Reuters, The Hill, Globe and Mail

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CNNCNN Fmr Trump Admin Amb.: Men are having their moment 47d ago WPWashington Post The rise of UFC: Dana White's path from 'human cockfighting' to the White House starts with Trump 46d ago HPHuffPost Here's What Trump's Strange Fight Night At The White House Looked Like From The Inside 43d ago

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NBCNBC News Trump, flyovers and bloody fights: What it was like inside UFC Freedom 250 43d ago ABCABC News WATCH: Inside Trump's UFC fight on the South Lawn 43d ago

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AAxios "Tell me a bigger sports story": How the UFC conquered Trump's Washington 46d ago RReuters Trump's grand sporting season begins with UFC fights on White House lawn 44d ago HThe Hill The Memo: Trump's UFC fight night risks landing with a thud 44d ago

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WSJWall Street Journal My Night Inside President Trump’s UFC Spectacle at the White House - WSJ 43d ago

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WEWashington Examiner Trump, turning 80, celebrates his age with big UFC birthday bash 44d ago DWDaily Wire The Bigger Story Behind Trump’s White House UFC Event 44d ago NYPNY Post Trump calls ‘incredible’ UFC event ‘one of the most exciting days in the history’ of the White House 43d ago

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AJAl Jazeera Oval Office octagon: How Trump turned combat sports into a political weapon 45d ago GMGlobe and Mail Gaethje shocks Topuria to win UFC gold at White House event, as Canadian Zahabi loses 43d ago

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A YouGov poll found 51% of Americans disapprove of the event.

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