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Pereira fumes over "illegal shots" after Gane"s interim UFC heavyweight title win
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (200+ words) June 17, 2026, 4: 32 AM Gane finished off Pereira in the second round to win the title on Sunday after sending him stumbling with a right jab followed by a hammer fist. The referee then stopped the fight 1: 27 into the round after a…...
Lights! Camera! Cage match! The White House lawn's Octagon is ready for Trump's 80th birthday bash
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1105+ words) LOCAL SPOTLIGHT: Pastry chef with DC restaurant Moon Rabbit wins top honors at James Beard Awards June 16, 2026, 9: 41 AM Maybe it's the kind of contraption that has carried space aliens to the White House to force a meeting with America's leader....
Don't expect a repeat. UFC boss Dana White says "never again' to another White House fight night
1+ week, 2+ day ago (548+ words) June 15, 2026, 11: 34 AM Just say no to the White House. "It was an amazing, experience, this was a one-of one," UFC CEO Dana White said. "It will never happen again." Forget it, almost impossible to top on a night where fighters…...
The Latest: Trump celebrates his 80th birthday with Iran deal and UFC cage fight at the White House
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1789+ words) WEATHER ALERT: Severe thunderstorm watch issued for DC region as damaging winds, heavy rain set to move in. NEWS ALERT: President Donald Trump says deal with Iran was reached, and that he's authorized the naval blockade to leave the Strait…...
UFC fighters say they're honored to compete in front of President Trump on card at the White House
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (617+ words) LOCAL ALERT: Man arrested and charged with attempted murder in "alleged road rage shooting" on the BW Parkway that left one wounded, police say June 10, 2026, 2: 08 PM Hokit wasn't about to modify his style on the microphone just because he will…...
From tennis to T-ball, the White House's South Lawn is no stranger to sports. But not like the UFC
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1242+ words) June 9, 2026, 6: 35 AM Dwight D. Eisenhower put in a putting green. George H. W. Bush added a horseshoe pit. Herbert Hoover played a game named for himself to get more exercise, while George W. Bush threw open the space for youth T-ball. The White House…...
UFC White House event brings string of road closures in DC
2+ week, 2+ day ago (197+ words) June 8, 2026, 8: 58 PM From the Octagon to the Oval Office, the UFC event at the White House will bring a slew of road closures and parking restrictions in D. C. Here's what you need to know. Road closures start Thursday ahead of the…...
Lawsuit seeks to stop the UFC fight on the White House South Lawn for Trump's birthday
2+ week, 3+ day ago (216+ words) NEWS ALERT: Last-minute lawsuit filed against UFC White House event blasted as "obstructionist, baseless" by Interior Department. June 7, 2026, 1: 53 PM "This is fundamentally a private, commercial, corrupt use of our most sacred national monuments for private gain," said Brendan Ballou, a…...
UFC fighting cage rises on White House lawn for bout celebrating America's 250th anniversary
4+ week, 1+ day ago (387+ words) May 26, 2026, 5: 37 PM Crews are erecting an octagon-shaped cage on the South Lawn that will host next month's UFC bout, helping mark the nation's 250th anniversary " and President Donald Trump "s 80th birthday. Online renderings depict what the completed, wire-mesh-fence-ringed fight space is…...
Construction underway on White House South Lawn for America 250 UFC ring
4+ week, 1+ day ago (147+ words) May 26, 2026, 2: 50 PM Construction is underway at the White House ahead of a major UFC event next month. Crews are building a temporary, 5, 000-seat arena on the South Lawn for "UFC Freedom 250," which is set for June 14. The event will feature…...