{"id":2613391,"date":"2026-06-11T11:19:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ufc-freedom-250-shows-off-its-white-house-stage-days-before-big-fight\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T11:19:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:19:01","slug":"ufc-freedom-250-shows-off-its-white-house-stage-days-before-big-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ufc-freedom-250-shows-off-its-white-house-stage-days-before-big-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Freedom 250 shows off its White House stage days before big fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fufc-freedom-250-shows-off-its-white-house-stage-days-before-big-fight%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2613391&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UFC has given a sneak peek inside \u201cthe claw,\u201d the imposing stage set up ahead of a historic fight this weekend on the White House South Lawn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stepping out of the White House press corridors, one is greeted with a massive, larger-than-life red, white, and blue \u201cUFC FREEDOM 250\u201d medallion fitting of a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4551140\/trump-ufc-claw-cage-construction-white-house\/\">$60 million budgeted event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4540127\/ufc-freedom-250-shows-off-white-house-stage\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Inside \u2018the claw\u2019: UFC Freedom 250 shows off its White House stage days before big fight<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4603145\/washington-commanders-new-season-team-dog-tj\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Who let the dogs out? Washington Commanders ready for new season with team dog<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4602467\/2026-congressional-baseball-game-players\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Here\u2019s who will be playing in the 2026 Congressional Baseball Game<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:calc(696 \/ 522)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">UFC Freedom 250 main venue, days before the event. (Judith Y. Kim\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The arena for the UFC Freedom 250 fights on the South Lawn of the White House is photographed Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">From whatever angle you look at the stage, you can see some semblance of Washington, D.C., whether it be the Washington Monument or the White House. (Judith Y. Kim\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Members of the press gather in front of the UFC FREEDOM 250 medallion in front of the main venue. (Judith Y. Kim\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Members of the media tour the arena for the UFC Freedom 250 fights on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Members of the media view the arena for the UFC Freedom 250 fights on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The arena for the UFC Freedom 250 fights on the South Lawn of the White House is photographed Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Members of the press gathering their take on the main venue for UFC Freedom 250, ahead of the fight on Sunday, June 14. (Judith Y. Kim\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Members of the media view the arena for the UFC Freedom 250 fights on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Ellipse and the Washington Monument are seen in the background from arena on the South Lawn of the White House for the UFC Freedom 250 fights, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">From whatever angle you look at the stage, you can see some semblance of Washington, D.C., whether it be the Washington Monument or the White House. (Judith Y. Kim\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Construction still underway on Thursday, a few days before UFC Freedom 250 is set to take place on Sunday. (Judith Y. Kim\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Construction still underway on Thursday, a few days before UFC Freedom 250 is set to take place on Sunday. (Judith Y. Kim\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The White House with the UFC Freedom 250 main venue behind it. (Judith Y. Kim\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The octagon is staged dead center in the<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4540613\/ufc-claw-stage-white-house-fight\/\"> 4,300-seat outdoor venue<\/a>. It was built using four 92-foot \u201cclaws,\u201d hovering about 22 feet taller than the White House, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/48946908\/ufc-freedom-250-white-house-claw\">according to ESPN<\/a>. They were adorned with white stars against blue up top, with red and white stripes toward the bottom. Each claw also held giant monitors that read \u201cUFC FREEDOM 250,\u201d though it was not made clear if the monitors would be showing the fight live on Sunday, which happens to be Trump\u2019s 80th birthday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The awnings were equipped with lighting, camera set-ups, and sound, though construction still appeared to be underway as of Thursday. The top of the venue barely covered the outskirt seating, and though it predominantly covered the Octagon and the immediate rows of seats surrounding it, it would hardly protect the match from bad weather.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But no matter where one sits, one can get a clear view of the fighting stage that is set to host the main event on Sunday. All the black chairs were alike in appearance and heavy cushioning, as many members of the press bounced themselves on them. The South Lawn green was also protected with a black, felt-like material, carpeting the whole arena.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4594190\/octagon-south-lawn-trump-ufc-freedom-25\/\"><strong>THE OCTAGON ON THE SOUTH LAWN: TRUMP\u2019S UFC FREEDOM 250 WHITE HOUSE EXTRAVAGANZA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lightweight MMA fighter <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4493234\/white-house-ufc-event-logistics-fighter-michael-chandler\/\">Michael Chandler<\/a> also made a brief appearance at the press preview, shaking hands and taking selfies with the press.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lightweight fighter Michael Chandler poses with a member of the Japanese media. (Judith Y. Kim\/Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From whatever angle one looks at the stage, one can see some semblance of Washington, whether it be the Washington Monument or the White House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4530307\/freedom-250-ufc-fight-white-house\/\"><strong>WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE FREEDOM 250 UFC FIGHT ON THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The global magnitude of President Donald Trump\u2019s UFC Freedom 250 event is undeniable \u2014 nearly every major language, from Portuguese to Japanese, could be heard during a press preview early Thursday morning. Barring bad weather, and disappointing bouts or matches, this historic event will likely be watched and remembered by many.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UFC Freedom 250 will be streaming live on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplus.com\/?cbscidmt=ufc\">Paramount+<\/a> at 8 p.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC has given a sneak peek inside \u201cthe claw,\u201d the imposing stage set up ahead of a historic fight this weekend on the White House South Lawn. 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