The UFC is having fights at the White House.
That’s a sentence that less than one decade ago would’ve sounded nonsensical. But that’s exactly what’s happening Sunday with UFC Freedom 250 – an event on the South Lawn.
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The seven-fight card on Paramount+ is touted as a celebration of the United States’ 250th anniversary, but also takes place on president Donald Trump’s 80th birthday.
While the event is being viewed through many a sporting-centric lenses, UFC assistant managing editor Matthew Wells takes a closer look at the political and cultural aspects of such a card.
Is UFC Freedom 250 incredible, incredibly idiotic – or both?
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC at the White House: Idiocracy come to life or MMA’s finest hour?
