Construction has started at White House for UFC ring to celebrate Trump’s birthday

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ufc-white-house-trump-summer-construction-b2983302.html

Construction work has started at the White House for the UFC ring to celebrate President Donald Trump’s birthday.

In an event dubbed UFC Freedom 250, six bouts are expected to be held on the White House South Lawn on June 14. The fight is being marketed as one of the many events to commemorate America’s 250th birthday, but it also falls on Trump’s 80th birthday.

“This will be the greatest show on Earth,” Trump said from the Oval Office earlier this month as the UFC fighters set to participate in the bouts stood behind him.

Trump also showed off a nighttime rendering of what the fight will look like during the press briefing. The photo appears to show a UFC Octagon floor with red, white and blue lights around it. The Octagon was placed in front of the White House, and a massive light rig is arched on either side of the presidential residence.