One of the most recognizable lawns in the world is nearly ready for fight night.
The UFC Octagon is in place outside the White House for the "UFC Freedom 250" celebration on June 14th — which is also President Trump's birthday.
Preparations have been underway for weeks, including the installation of a roughly 90-foot-tall steel arch, dubbed the "claw." The event is expected to attract 4,000 spectators.
.@POTUS on Iran: "They will not have a nuclear weapon. They've agreed to that... They will not only not have, they will not purchase, develop in any way, shape, or form, a nuclear weapon."
HILARIOUS: Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the UFC Freedom 250: “We’re never going to see anything like that again, guys, ever… What they’ve built out there is phenomenal. We’ll never see it again. Although, the president’s threatening to leave it permanently… Maybe we’ll just host weekly fights between people in politics and settle our scores that way.”
🚨 BREAKING: PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS IRAN WAR IS SETTLED, signing may take place in EUROPE to make it official
Pray for peace! 🙏🏻
"A big day. I know you'll never be satisfied, but that's okay. It doesn't bother me at all. We just made a great settlement of the war with Iran, and we're going to be subject to finalization of documents."
"We should get done over the next few days. Probably have a signing maybe in Europe, and it's a great thing."
"Stock market's up 1,000 points. That means they like the deal! Oil's dropped, it will start coming down EVEN LOWER than it was before!"
.@SecRubio on @ufc@Freedom250 at the White House: "It's a gift to the American people. They're going to see their White House, in their capital, [for] their nation's birthday, celebrating with a historic event." 🇺🇸
The White House lawn has been transformed for fight night.
A UFC Octagon now sits just steps from the White House, surrounded by plenty of seats for an audience.
The setup is for the upcoming "Freedom 250" event on June 14, weeks before America prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary.
BREAKING: President Trump confirms that “bigger, more powerful” bombings against Iran will take place tonight.
The president also telling @foxandfriends the U.S. could go into Iran with a small group of soldiers and “take over the whole place,” but also says he doesn’t want to have American boots on the ground.
"There will be more bombing tonight. It'll be bigger, bigger, more powerful."
"We can walk in there tomorrow. We could take soldiers - I don't want to have boots on the ground - but if I wanted to, we could put a small group of soldiers and take over the whole place."
🚨 WOW! The UFC arena at the White House is essentially COMPLETE, it looks absolutely epic
Just leave it there forever! 🤣
The fight night is taking place June 14, President Trump's birthday and Flag Day for America250 🇺🇸