How Washington got ready for a UFC fight, in photos ^15.7%

MS NOW - By Soorin Kim - 6/13/2026, 12:00 PM

Negativity Bias 23.9% - Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 16% - Framing Effect 10.7%

The South Lawn has hosted Easter egg rolls, state arrivals and countless presidential helicopter departures. This week, it got a fighting cage. A massive arena now looms over the White House grounds, the iconic UFC octagon at its center, thousands of seats fanning out around it and rows of standing areas in the back. Down at the Ellipse,... more