Overview
- The event is scheduled for Sunday, June 14, and will stage multiple UFC fights inside a giant octagonal arena nicknamed “The Claw” built on the White House South Lawn.
- Organizers say the UFC financed the roughly $60 million production and installation, and that the temporary structure will be removed after the show.
- A judge has rejected a recent legal challenge that sought to block the event on grounds the grounds were altered without proper authorization, and plaintiffs argued the suit was filed too late to show irreparable harm.
- The card includes high‑profile fighters such as Ciryl Gane and will seat about 4,000–4,500 people on the lawn with an estimated 100,000 viewers in nearby fan zones and public viewing areas.
- Critics and some UFC figures have protested the use of presidential grounds for a branded birthday and 250th‑anniversary kickoff, citing concerns about personalization of state space, private benefit for allies, and exclusions of fighters who criticized the president.